
Proposed Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
Jules Guérin · 1908
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "Past Forward: Architecture and Design Collection at the Art Institute," September 12, 2017 – January 21, 2018.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Architecture and Design, 1872-1922: Birth of a Metropolis, cat. no. 234; traveled to Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Oct. 2, 1987–Jan. 4, 1988; Frankfurt am Main, Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Feb. 5-Apr. 25, 1988; and The Art Institute of Chicago, July 16–Sept. 5, 1988.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "D.H. Burnham and Mid-American Classicism," 1996.
- Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, At the End of the Century: One Hundred Years of Architecture, 1998-2000.
- The Art Institute of Chicago, "Unbuilt Chicago," Apr. 3, 2004-Jan. 16, 2005.
Literature
Published references
- Zukowsky, John, ed. 1987. Chicago Architecture and Design, 1872-1922: Birth of a Metropolis. Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Prestel, no. 234.
- Zukowsky, John, and Martha Thorne. 2004. Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture. Art Institute of Chicago/Rizzoli, p. 53.
- Thorne, Martha. 2004. Unbuilt Chicago. Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago, cat. no. 3, pp. 8-9.
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