On The Move | Curated Tour and Private Dinner | Chicago by the Book: Pivotal Works That Changed Chicago

  • 02/07/2019
  • 5:15 PM
  • Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, Art Institute of Chicago

Registration

  • Presentation and three course dinner with wine or beverage at Tavern on the Park. Curators and our Art Institute hosts will attend this dinner.
  • Presentation only, does not include the meal.
  • Curators and tour participants

Registration is closed

With this exhibition, the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries celebrate the Caxton Club’s recent publication, Chicago by the Book: 101 Publications That Shaped the City and Its Image (University of Chicago, 2018). Chicago by the Book profiles 101 landmark publications about Chicago that have helped define the city and its image. While these books mainly document the history of the city, several also served as agents of change.

Many of the works featured in Chicago by the Book are held in the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries’ extensive 130-year-old collection. From the construction of the museum’s Michigan Avenue building during the 1893 Columbian Exposition to the present day, the Art Institute is both a product of the city’s evolution and a contributor to its history. The selections from the library and archival collections on display in this exhibition highlight defining moments in the city’s growth and illustrate how the museum is deeply entwined in Chicago’s past.

Join us for a guided tour led by the curator of the exhibition, Doug Litts, Executive Director of Libraries and Archives at the Art Institute of Chicago, followed by an informative lecture by David Van Zanten, Mary Jane Crowe Professor Emeritus in Art and Art History at Northwestern University.





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