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I recently went to the Institute and could not stay long, but this book is a good overview of key pieces and Important points about them.
The art institute of Chicago had some entries I would not have even bothered to show. Damaged sculptures, unappealing entries for architecture, the American category was weak, in contrastStand outs to me of course, European sections were the better ones, gauguin, Peter Paul rubens. The Asian category was also a stand out
My friend gave me this book as a birthday present. I dont know, may be one or two years ago already. I still remember we didn't have enough time to walk through the museum, and this book absolutely pointed out a great deal of things that I need to know.
During a recent trip to the Art Institute of Chicago I purchased this book as a souvenir. At museums I tend to take more in visually than reading everything while there. This book was a great compliment, as it allowed me to read up on most of the items I had seen on display. I would have liked if they put in an estimated value on items. I know most things are priceless but it would be interesting to see the value and compare across types of art, age of art, etc.
This condensed volume snap captures the best of the collections at the Institute in a page per art work. While I enjoyed gaining a deeper understanding of the works I saw, albeit too briefly, I also appreciated learning about those I did not have time to actually see or weren’t on my “must see” list for reasons of art prejudice!
The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the great museums of the world and this book is a wonderful repository of the museum's greatest treasures ranging from European and American paintings to furniture,textiles and decorative arts.
2013 edition is awesome, and only $20, with one work, in color, per page, plus a description. 352 pages.
