The catalogue of an exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago, October 17 - December 14, 1986. Contains three The Art of the The Art Museum and the Picture Frame by Richard R. Brettell with 8 illustrations; Meditations on the Frame by José Ortega y Gasset; and European Frames in The Art Institute of Chicago by Steven Starling with 16 illustrations. 73 frames in the exhibition are described and illustrated. Also contains a glossary and an extensive bibliography.
The catalogue of an exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago, October 17 - December 14, 1986. Contains three The Art of the The Art Museum and the Picture Frame by Richard R. Brettell with 8 illustrations; Meditations on the Frame by José Ortega y Gasset; and European Frames in The Art Institute of Chicago by Steven Starling with 16 illustrations. 73 frames in the exhibition are described and illustrated. Also contains a glossary and an extensive bibliography.