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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 9:26 am
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JHattery
 
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Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
If he has time for only one museum, I'd recommend a quick visit to the Art Institute for a look at two really great icons of art, one French Impressionist and the other a slice of Americana:

A Sunday Afternoon on the Islanf of La Grande Jatte (George Seurat):

http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/seurat/seurat1.jpg


American Gothic (Grant Wood):

http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/w/wood2.jpg
Do they still display Wood's American Gothic and Hopper's Nighthawks side-by-side? I always found that interesting.

Enthusiastically 2nd the prioritization of the Art Institute. Great impressionist collection, the Chagall window, Wood, Hopper, Picasso.
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