Peek behind the curtain of the Art Institute of Chicago and view collections not available to the public! Admire and study a variety of art forms including paintings, photographs, artist books, videos, and more. Online sessions before each special collection visit will provide history and context.
Sample Schedule:
Week One: Introduction to the course, Drawings and Prints I (remote)
Week Two: Prints II and III, Artist Books (remote)
Week Three: Jean and Steven Goldman Study Collection of Prints and Drawings (in-person)
Weeks Four: Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection (in-person)
Week Five: Introduction to Photography, Modern Photography
Week Six: Contemporary Photography
Week Seven: Museum of Contemporary Photography (in-person)
Week Eight: Chicago Imagists and Video
Week Nine: Roger Brown Study Collection (in-person)
Week Ten: Video Data Bank. Summary of the Course (remote)
The visit to the Jean and Steven Goldman Study Collection of Prints and Drawings is scheduled outside the regular class meeting time.
This course fulfills the Art History requirement for the Drawing and Painting certificates.
No class on March 20th, 2025
Registration Deadline Thursday, January 30th, 2025 at noon
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| Class meeting time | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Class meeting days | Thursday |
| Building and room | MacLean Building, 608 |
| Course number | 2284 |
| Course instructor | Susan Musich |