Lorado Taft

Author : Allen Stuart Weller
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780252096464

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Lorado Taft by Allen Stuart Weller Pdf

Sculptor Lorado Taft helped build Chicago's worldwide reputation as the epicenter of the City Beautiful Movement. In this new biography, art historian Allen Stuart Weller picks up where his earlier book Lorado in Paris left off, drawing on the sculptor's papers to generate a fascinating account of the most productive and influential years of Taft's long career. Returning to Chicago from France, Taft established a bustling studio and began a twenty-one-year career as an instructor at the Art Institute, succeeded by three decades as head of the Midway Studios at the University of Chicago. This triumphant era included: ephemeral sculpture for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; a prolific turn-of-the-century period marked by the gold-medal-winning The Solitude of the Soul; the 1913 Fountain of the Great Lakes; the 1929 Alma Mater at the University of Illinois; and large-scale projects such as his ambitious program for Chicago's Midway with the monumental Fountain of Time. In addition, the book charts Taft's mentoring of women artists, including the so-called White Rabbits at the World's Fair, many of whom went on to achieve artistic success. Lavishly illustrated with color images of Taft's most celebrated works, Lorado Taft: The Chicago Years completes the first major study of a great American artist.

Author : Timothy Joseph Garvey
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Art
ISBN : 0252015010

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Public Sculptor by Timothy Joseph Garvey Pdf

Author : Pan American Union
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : America
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173022963054

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Bulletin of the Pan American Union by Pan American Union Pdf

Author : Muriel Scheinman
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0252064429

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A Guide to Art at the University of Illinois by Muriel Scheinman Pdf

Placing her subjects in a social as well as art historical context, Muriel Scheinman provides engaging catalog entries describing how various pieces came to the university and how critics, faculty, and students received them.

Author : Charles Titus
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780252052583

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Exploring the Land of Lincoln by Charles Titus Pdf

Discovering Illinois through twenty of the state's most important places ​A one-of-a-kind travel guide, Exploring the Land of Lincoln invites road-trippers and history buffs to explore the Prairie State's most extraordinary historic sites. Charles Titus blends storytelling with in-depth research to highlight twenty must-see destinations selected for human drama, historical and cultural relevance, and their far-reaching impact on the state and nation. Maps, illustrations, and mileage tables encourage readers to create personal journeys of exploration to, and beyond, places like Cahokia, the Lincoln sites, Nauvoo, and Chicago's South Side Community Art Center. Detailed and user-friendly, Exploring the Land of Lincoln is the only handbook you need for the sights and stories behind the names on the map of Illinois.

Author : University of Chicago
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015075915325

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Quarterly Calendar by University of Chicago Pdf

Author : Allen Stuart Weller,Lorado Taft
Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015015672135

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Lorado in Paris by Allen Stuart Weller,Lorado Taft Pdf

Author : Stu Fliege
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0252070852

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Tales and Trails of Illinois by Stu Fliege Pdf

Tells the stories of fifty-two significant events in the history of Illinois.

Author : Jan Stilson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781425938611

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Art and Beauty in the Heartland by Jan Stilson Pdf

In 1919 eight Chicago White Sox ballplayers teamed up with gamblers to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The eight players were banned for life from organized baseball for their involvement in or knowledge of the fix, and because of the scandal the players came to be known as the "Black Sox". One of the "Black Sox" was Charles "Swede" Risberg. Swede Risberg came to Minnesota in 1922 with a team called the Mesaba Range Black Sox and he went on to play for Rochester Minnesota in 1923, 1924 and 1926. Swede also played for Scobey Montana in 1925, Watertown South Dakota in 1926 and 1927, Virden Manitoba Canada in 1929, Jamestown North Dakota in 1929 and 1930, and Sioux Falls South Dakota in 1931 and 1932. This book documents the career of Swede Risberg in semi-professional baseball from June 1922 through the 1932 season with the Sioux Falls Canaries. Although this book presents detailed statistical information on Swede's post White Sox career in semi-professional baseball, the book goes beyond a dry accounting of innings pitched, at bats, and hits. Swede played against many different teams and many different individuals. Some of these teams and individuals are themselves interesting stories. Swede would never have played in games against teams with only African-American players or against integrated teams if he had remained in professional baseball, and Swede would not have played on integrated teams if he had remained in the major leagues. Unfortunately, some of the detail about Swede's career in semi-professional baseball is lost forever as newspaper summaries were sometimes not complete, negatives of pictures have been destroyed, and the people that played the games are gone. Even with these limitations, I hope that you enjoy the story of Swede Risberg's life in semi-professional baseball.

Author : Victor Hicken
Publisher : Mark Twain Media
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580377591

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U.S. History, Grades 6 - 8 by Victor Hicken Pdf

Bring history to life for students in grades 6 and up using U.S. History: Inventors, Scientists, Artists, and Authors! This 128-page book provides a full-spectrum view of some of the most fascinating and influential lives in U.S. history. It features biographical sketches of historical figures such as George Washington Carver, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Alexander Graham Bell, and Ernest Hemingway. The book includes time lines and reinforcement questions and works perfectly as a full unit or classroom supplement. It supports NCSS standards and the National Standards for History.

Author : Harold Schechter
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780544114319

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The Mad Sculptor by Harold Schechter Pdf

An account of a brutal triple homicide in an exclusive neighborhood in Depression-era New York draws on archival records to profile the killer, a brilliant but deeply disturbed young sculptor, while documenting the nationwide manhunt, tabloid scandals and courtroom dramas surrounding the case. 20,000 first printing.

Author : Maggie Taft,Robert Cozzolino
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226313146

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Art in Chicago by Maggie Taft,Robert Cozzolino Pdf

For decades now, the story of art in America has been dominated by New York. It gets the majority of attention, the stories of its schools and movements and masterpieces the stuff of pop culture legend. Chicago, on the other hand . . . well, people here just get on with the work of making art. Now that art is getting its due. Art in Chicago is a magisterial account of the long history of Chicago art, from the rupture of the Great Fire in 1871 to the present, Manierre Dawson, László Moholy-Nagy, and Ivan Albright to Chris Ware, Anne Wilson, and Theaster Gates. The first single-volume history of art and artists in Chicago, the book—in recognition of the complexity of the story it tells—doesn’t follow a single continuous trajectory. Rather, it presents an overlapping sequence of interrelated narratives that together tell a full and nuanced, yet wholly accessible history of visual art in the city. From the temptingly blank canvas left by the Fire, we loop back to the 1830s and on up through the 1860s, tracing the beginnings of the city’s institutional and professional art world and community. From there, we travel in chronological order through the decades to the present. Familiar developments—such as the founding of the Art Institute, the Armory Show, and the arrival of the Bauhaus—are given a fresh look, while less well-known aspects of the story, like the contributions of African American artists dating back to the 1860s or the long history of activist art, finally get suitable recognition. The six chapters, each written by an expert in the period, brilliantly mix narrative and image, weaving in oral histories from artists and critics reflecting on their work in the city, and setting new movements and key works in historical context. The final chapter, comprised of interviews and conversations with contemporary artists, brings the story up to the present, offering a look at the vibrant art being created in the city now and addressing ongoing debates about what it means to identify as—or resist identifying as—a Chicago artist today. The result is an unprecedentedly inclusive and rich tapestry, one that reveals Chicago art in all its variety and vigor—and one that will surprise and enlighten even the most dedicated fan of the city’s artistic heritage. Part of the Terra Foundation for American Art’s year-long Art Design Chicago initiative, which will bring major arts events to venues throughout Chicago in 2018, Art in Chicago is a landmark publication, a book that will be the standard account of Chicago art for decades to come. No art fan—regardless of their city—will want to miss it.

Author : June Skinner Sawyers
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810126497

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Chicago Portraits by June Skinner Sawyers Pdf

The famous, the infamous, and the unjustly forgotten—all receive their due in this biographical dictionary of the people who have made Chicago one of the world’s great cities. Here are the life stories—provided in short, entertaining capsules—of Chicago’s cultural giants as well as the industrialists, architects, and politicians who literally gave shape to the city. Jane Addams, Al Capone, Willie Dixon, Harriet Monroe, Louis Sullivan, Bill Veeck, Harold Washington, and new additions Saul Bellow, Harry Caray, Del Close, Ann Landers, Walter Payton, Koko Taylor, and Studs Terkel—Chicago Portraits tells you why their names are inseparable from the city they called home.

Author : Deborah Cibelli,Rosina Neginsky
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781443887595

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Light and Obscurity in Symbolism by Deborah Cibelli,Rosina Neginsky Pdf

The idea of light and darkness is one of the central ideas of the Symbolist movement, since this is a movement of contrasts. It encompasses the major themes of Symbolism, such as good and evil, beauty and ugliness, the visible and the invisible, and the divine and the earthly. This volume brings together a range of studies in order to understand the notion of light and darkness and a variety of its Symbolist interpretations. It also stresses the interdisciplinary nature of the concepts of light and darkness in Symbolism, as well as the cohabitation and symbiosis of both, which are together or separately at the core of this movement.

Author : Art Institute of Chicago
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 0865592020

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Museum Education at the Art Institute of Chicago by Art Institute of Chicago Pdf

This special issue of Museum Studies explores the broad history and practice of art education at the Art Institute, charting the museum's past, present, and future vision of what museum education can be and do. Drawing from a rich trove of archival, oral, and photographic resources, authors offer a lively account of museum education as an evolving profession, an outlet for aesthetic and political programs, and a crucial element of the Art Institute's public mission from the moment of its founding in 1879. The project, sponsored by the Woman's Board of The Art Institute of Chicago to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary, also explores that group's signal commitment to education and volunteerism at the museum, which has ranged from creating suburban community associations to sponsoring a corps of volunteer docents, from establishing a pioneering children's museum to planning celebrations that open the Art Institute's doors to the widest possible public. A pathbreaking effort, this publication constitutes an important, unique contribution to the history of education in American cultural institutions.