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Paul Kelpe: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1925-1935

Abstract: Catalog for an exhibition of works by German-born painter Paul Kelpe at the Valerie Carberry Gallery, Sept. 8-Oct. 27, 2007. Kelpe, devoted to geometric abstract painting, was resident in Chicago during 1925-26 and 1931-35. The seventeen works in the exhibition are mainly oil and watercolor. Includes interpretive essay by art history professor Susan Weininger of Roosevelt University.

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 9780977768653

Catalog Number: Book Kelpe

Kerry James Marshall: Mementos

Abstract: Exhibition book for a showing of works by Kerry James Marshall at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, May 6-June 28, 1998. Marshall works in the genre of history painting, seeking to "reread the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and the whole of African-American history in relation to a very complex present" (Acknowledgements). The exhibit also included prints, sculpture, and video. Includes intepretive essays by Cheryl I. Harris and Richard J. Powell, with extracts from the writings of Will Alexander.

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 0941548406

Catalog Number: Book Marshall

Adolph Gottlieb: Early Paintings and Works on Paper

Abstract: Exhibition Catalog of Adolf Gottlieb's early work.

Language: English

Catalog Number: Book Gottlieb, Adolph

Jim Lutes: New Paintings

Abstract: Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition "Jim Lutes: New Paintings" with accompanying essay "Jim Lutes: Paintings From Around the Way" by Hamza Walker.

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 0-9777686-2-7

Catalog Number: Book, Lutes

John Storrs: Four Decades of Figurative Sculpture

Abstract: Catalogue of sculptures by John Storrs and essay "The Figurative Sculpture of John Storrs" by Noel Frackman

Language: English

Notes: Color photographs

Catalog Number: Book, Storrs

Ellen Lanyon: Paintings From the 1960s

Abstract: Exhibition book for a show of paintings by Chicago/New York artist Ellen Lanyon at Valerie Carberry Gallery, April 29-July 2, 2005. Lanyon's 1960s paintings are distinctive for being based on photographs, contradicting the abstract expressionist movement of the post-WWII era. Introductory essay is by art historian Franz Schulze.

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 0972483772

Catalog Number: Book Lanyon

Dreaming of a Speech Without Words: The Paintings and Early Objects of H.C. Westermann

Abstract: Exhibition catalog for the exhibit, "Dreaming of a Speech Without Words: The Paintings and Early Objects of H.C. Westermann," curated by Michael Rooks and on display at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Montclair Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University. "'Dreaming of a Speech Without Words: The Paintings and Early Objects of H.C. Westerman' attempts to shed light on the artist's early enthusiasm for painting and the implications this had for his development as a mature student who had already reached his 30s at the close of his years at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago." (p. 14).

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 0972726667

Catalog Number: Book, Rooks

Alice Neel: Drawings

Abstract: Exhibition book for a showing of drawings by New York portrait artist Alice Neel (1900-84), held at the Arts Club of Chicago Sept.19-Nov. 8, 2003. Includes an introductory essay by Arts Club director Kathy Cottong and a biographical/critical essay by art historian Courtney Graham Donnell.

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 1891925156

Catalog Number: Book Neel

I Read It For the Art: Chicago, Creativity, and Playboy

Abstract: Catalog for an exhibition of works by predominantly Chicago artists that appeared in Playboy Magazine from its founding onward. Exhibition took place at Hyde Park Art Center from March 7 to April 24, 2004. Includes an essay by Playboy writer and History Channel contributor James R. Petersen, exploring not only the art and the artists but also Playboy's contributions to American pop culture.

Language: English

Website:

www.hydeparkart.org

Catalog Number: Book Hyde Park Art Center

Pregnant

Abstract: A collection of self-portrait photos by Chicago photographer Suzette Bross, all taken in the last stages of her 2003 pregnancy with her daughter. "[T]his project considers the implications of the most radical physical changes her pregnancy produced" (from the introduction, by art historian James Yood of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago).

Language: English

ISSN/ISBN: 0965995089

Website:

www.suzettebross.com

Catalog Number: Book Bross