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Painting featuring a dense city view bisected by a bright blue river with a tugboat headed right. Factory smokestacks and industrial structures define the far bank. The near back features a mass of close-together structures in different styles and heights. A smoky haze permeates the view, softening the sharp diagonals and corners of the cityscape. Painting featuring a dense city view bisected by a bright blue river with a tugboat headed right. Factory smokestacks and industrial structures define the far bank. The near back features a mass of close-together structures in different styles and heights. A smoky haze permeates the view, softening the sharp diagonals and corners of the cityscape. A black-and-white photo shows Michigan Avenue as viewed from just north of the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago. In the foreground, a massive stone lion looms in black silhouette. Beyond it is a second lion, also in silhouette. Behind them, to the left, are large lamps with tops that almost resemble chandeliers. In front of the lions and across the street, to the right, tall stone buildings rise to the top of the frame and beyond. A black-and-white photo shows Michigan Avenue as viewed from just north of the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago. In the foreground, a massive stone lion looms in black silhouette. Beyond it is a second lion, also in silhouette. Behind them, to the left, are large lamps with tops that almost resemble chandeliers. In front of the lions and across the street, to the right, tall stone buildings rise to the top of the frame and beyond. A grid pattern, slightly tilted to the right, features Art Institute works of various sizes and dimensions separated by a white gutter. Prominently featured are Jacob Lawrence's The Wedding, Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884, and Alma Thomas's Starry Night and the Astronauts. A grid pattern, slightly tilted to the right, features Art Institute works of various sizes and dimensions separated by a white gutter. Prominently featured are Jacob Lawrence's The Wedding, Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884, and Alma Thomas's Starry Night and the Astronauts.

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