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E-News July 2008

William Herman Schmedtgen, Caricature of George Ade and Orson Collins Wells (detail), 1912, oil on canvas, Chicago History Museum.

In this Issue:

Explore Chicago's art treasures and take advantage of the many upcoming American art programs and special offers available on the American Art American City Web site.

Win invitations to a curator-led tour of Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago at the Chicago History Museum at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 20.             

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The Restoration of the Chicago Cultural Center's Tiffany Dome. 

Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago at the Chicago History Museum.

Brent Kington: Mythic Metalsmith at the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery.

Program Highlight: Chicago Neighborhood Public Art Tours.

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The Spirit of Chicago, 1940.

Special Initiative: Chicagoans Discuss Their Favorite Works of American Art

See what Maggie Daley, founder and chair of After School Matters, has to say about The Spirit of Chicago, a mural created by Gustave Adolph Brand and students at Carl Shurz High School.

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Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, 1927.

Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, 1927.

Read about Marshall Field V's response to the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain in Grant Park, designed by Edward H. Bennett.

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View of Chicago Cultural Center interior

View of Chicago Cultural Center interior.

See what Lois Weisberg, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, has to say about the Chicago Cultural Center, her favorite work of historical American art in the city.

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The Fountain of Time, 1922.

The Fountain of Time, 1922.

Find out what Timothy J. Mitchell, superintendent and CEO of the Chicago Park District, has to say about The Fountain of Time in Washington Park.

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Interior view of the Darger residence.

Interior view of the Darger residence.

Read what Cleo Wilson, Executive Director of the Center for Inuitive and Outsider Art, has to say about the residence of Henry Darger, Chicago's permier outsider artist.

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Yes! For Lady Day, 1968.

Yes! For Lady Day, 1968.

Find out what Lewis Manilow, philanthropist and National Medal of Arts Honoree, has to say about the sculpture Yes! For Lady Day by artist Mark di Suvero that has personally influenced him more than any other work of art.

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Lotus Lilies, 1888.

Lotus Lilies, 1888.

See what Phil Ponce, host of "Chicago Tonight" on WTTW11, has to say about Lotus Lilies, a painting by Charles Courtney Curran in the collection of the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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A Study in Primitive Forge (The Lost Mural), 1909.

A Study in Primitive Forge (The Lost Mural), 1909.

Learn what Anna Davlantes, anchor on NBC5 News, has to say about A Study in Primitive Forge, an inspiring mural created by Dorothea Loeb for Lane Tech High School.

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