Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago - Hardcover

Manchester, Karen; Alexander, Karen B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 030019191X ISBN 13: 9780300191912

Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago, 2013

Synopsis

Founded in 1879 as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago began a tradition of collecting plaster casts of Classical sculpture for display in its galleries and use in its studio art classes. Other original works of art were also acquired from the beginning, and over the years the Art Institute has established a renowned collection of antiquities.

Coinciding with the opening of the Art Institute’s newly redesigned and expanded galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine art, this beautifully illustrated book showcases some of the best pieces from its permanent collection, along with major loans from private collections and other Chicago institutions. The works range from a remarkable copper statuette from the 4th millennium B.C. and two Egyptian pieces of the Ptolemaic period to large-scale Greek and Etruscan terracotta vessels and examples of Roman sculpture. New photography and detailed entries present a rich variety of artworks, some completely unknown and previously unpublished.

Distributed for The Art Institute of Chicago

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About the Author

Karen Manchester is chair and curator of ancient art, Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Karen B. Alexander is a life trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Edition details

• Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030019191X
• ISBN 13: 9780300191912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 116