Completed in 1893, the Art Institute of Chicago is an internationally renowned institution, comprising a premiere collection of art objects from around the globe, a top-ranked art school and library, and a diverse array of temporary exhibitions and public programs.
The Beaux-Arts style building was designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building with the intent that the Art Institute occupy the space after the Fair closed. The museum's Modern Wing addition was completed in 2009. The Art Institute of Chicago is the second largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Two bronze lion statues by Sculptor Edward Kemeys (1843-1907) guard the main entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago. This photograph shows "On The Prowl" which stands on the north side of the front stairway.
My father was a commercial artist, and I visited here frequently with my parents while growing up in Chicago in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was a real thrill when dad would lift me up so I could sit on Prowl's back. Doing that nowadays could get you arrested!
Completed in 1893, the Art Institute of Chicago is an internationally renowned institution, comprising a premiere collection of art objects from around the globe, a top-ranked art school and library, and a diverse array of temporary exhibitions and public programs.
The Beaux-Arts style building was designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. It's original use was as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building, with the intent the Art Institute occupy the building after the world's fair closed.
The Art Institute of Chicago is the second largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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A view looking north from S. Michigan Ave. across from the Art Institute of Chicago. A few of Chicago's most notable skyscrapers are seen in this view. On the far left is One Prudential Plaza (originally known as the Prudential Building). Upon its completion in 1955, this 601 ft., 41-story building stood as the tallest skyscraper in the city.
The tall spired building behind the original Prudential Building is Two Prudential Plaza, which was completed in 1990 and stands at 995 ft. East of the Prudential Building is Aon Center (originally the Standard Oil Building) completed in 1973. At 1,136 ft., the Aon Center is the third tallest building in Chicago behind the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) and Trump International Hotel and Tower.
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A view of the Michigan Avenue "Streetwall" on a Sunday morning in late February. The "Streetwall" is a 12-block stretch of historic buildings on Chicago's Michigan Avenue that extends from E. Randolph Street on the north to E. 11th Street on the south. This view shows the "Streetwall" to the south of Madison Street.
This section of Michigan Avenue is one of the best known one-sided streets in the world, with all buildings facing east toward Grant Park. Most of the structures were built from 1880 to 1930, and are the designs of some of the most prominent architects of the period including Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan.
In 2002, the "Streetwall" was designated a Chicago Landmark, where it is officially known as the Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Forty-five of the buildings have been given landmark status, including five buildings that are Chicago landmarks, ten that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and one - Louis Sullivan's Auditorium Building - that is a National Historic Landmark.
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A view of the Michigan Avenue "Streetwall" on a Sunday morning in late February. The "Streetwall" is a 12-block stretch of historic buildings on Chicago's Michigan Avenue that extends from E. Randolph Street on the north to E. 11th Street on the south. This view shows the "Streetwall" to the south of Madison Street.
This section of Michigan Avenue is one of the best known one-sided streets in the world, with all buildings facing east toward Grant Park. Most of the structures were built from 1880 to 1930, and are the designs of some of the most prominent architects of the period including Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan.
In 2002, the "Streetwall" was designated a Chicago Landmark, where it is officially known as the Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Forty-five of the buildings have been given landmark status, including five buildings that are Chicago landmarks, ten that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and one - Louis Sullivan's Auditorium Building - that is a National Historic Landmark.
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