The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum Studies
Vol. 25, no. 1 (Spring 1999)
Edited by Britt Salvesen
The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, published twice annually, presents articles on the collections and history of the Art Institute. This special issue focuses on the extraordinary works of modern and contemporary art acquired from Lannan Foundation in 1997. Ranging in date from 1944 to 1995, and in medium from painting and sculpture to photography and video installation, these pieces from the Lannan Collection have expanded the Art Institute’s significant holdings of contemporary art in new, exciting directions. This issue features entries, accompanied by full-page, color plates, on thirty-five works by artists including Chuck Close, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Bruce Nauman, Gerhard Richter, Kiki Smith, and Clyfford Still. An introductory essay explores the collection’s history, offering an illuminating glimpse into the life of collector and businessman Joseph Patrick Lannan, Sr., and tracing the activities of the still-vital family foundation he founded in 1960. Including a complete, illustrated checklist of the Art Institute’s Lannan acquisitions, this issue introduces readers to an important collection of contemporary art, and tells a remarkable story of American cultural philanthropy.
Articles in this publication:
Jeremy Strick, “Fixed and Visible: Lannan Foundation and the Art Institute of Chicago”
104 pages, 8 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.
ISBN-13: 9780865591745
ISBN-10: 0865591741
