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Im047560 Press Im047560 Press A vibrantly colored and patterned quilt depicts three women from the hips up. The central figure looks directly at the viewer. The two women on her sides appear to be helping her in the final stages of getting dressed and adjust a shawl over her head. A vibrantly colored and patterned quilt depicts three women from the hips up. The central figure looks directly at the viewer. The two women on her sides appear to be helping her in the final stages of getting dressed and adjust a shawl over her head. Bright landscape painting featuring spindly trees with lush leaves surrounded by light-green foliage, a small town visible between the trees at center, and a calm blue seas in the background. Bright landscape painting featuring spindly trees with lush leaves surrounded by light-green foliage, a small town visible between the trees at center, and a calm blue seas in the background.

Trace the journey of the newly acquired Hartwell Memorial Window by Tiffany Studios, reflect on the legacies that echo through Bisa Butler’s quilts, and learn how two Chicago women helped bring international fame to works by Claude Monet.

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The museum is full of riveting art and stories this spring. I am especially thrilled to cap off the season with the introduction of a new artwork in our collection—one that I hope inspires your own sense of wonder and curiosity.

⁠—Elizabeth McGoey, Ann S. and Samuel M. Mencoff Associate Curator, Arts of the Americas

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