Art and Artists of Chicago
Description
Stoneware vase, c. 1917-1932
Creator
Chicago Crucible Company
Source
Northwestern Terra Cotta Company
Publisher
Art Institute of Chicago
Painting shows a large vessel towed by a steam tug, moving under the upraised Franklin-Orleans St. bridge; the southwest corner of the Merchandise Mart ( a commercial building located in the downtown Loop that opened in 1930) on the right. Small orange speedboat on left.
Creator: Chase, Richard A., 1892-1985 (artist)
Judy Chicago: American feminist artist, art educator, and writer. Known for her large collaborative art installation pieces, which examine the role of women in history and culture. Chicago's work incorporates stereotypical women's artistic skills, such as needlework, with stereotypical male skills such as welding and pyrotechnics.
Subject
Film, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Pop Culture
Description
In the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Ferris Buller and his friends skip school to visit Chicago. One of their stops is the Art Institute of Chicago.
Art and Artists of Chicago