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20 Artworks Not to Miss at the Art Institute of Chicago
Yes, American Gothic, Nighthawks, and A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte are all must-sees. But there are plenty of other treasures that are just as worthy of your time—if you know…
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Ex-Payroll Manager of Art Institute of Chicago Sentenced to Jail Time for Embezzling Millions
The sentence included an order to repay the $2.3 million he embezzled from the museum between 2007 and 2020.
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Deaccessioned Balthus Painting From Art Institute of Chicago Could Fetch $18 M. At Auction
Sotheby's has given the deaccessioned oil painting a high estimate of $18 million.
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Art Institute of Chicago Union Finalizes First Contract, Secures “Across the Board” Wage Increases
"Now we have a way to say, 'Hey, you can't do this to me'", a member of the union said in a statement.
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US Investigators Move to Seize Three Egon Schiele Works from Museums on Claims From Jewish Heirs of Stolen Property
The Jewish heirs of Fritz Grünbaum have filed multiple lawsuits against museums for works they claim were sold during the Holocaust.
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Gio Swaby’s First Museum Solo Show is a Celebration of Blackness and Womanhood
The Art Institute of Chicago is the second stop of multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby's first museum solo show.
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Former Art Institute of Chicago Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $2 M. from Museum
The former payroll manager had redirected the museum's payments and was indicted on four charges in January.
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stanley brouwn, Art History’s Most Elusive Artist, Is Coming Into Focus
Two exhibitions in Chicago and Upstate New York chart a Conceptualist who could not be contained.
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Asian Artifacts Donated by Prominent Patrons to Art Institute of Chicago Were Subject of Repatriation Efforts, Report Finds
At least nine objects that once passed through the hands of Chicago collectors James and Marilynn Alsdorf have been returned to their origin countries.
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