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Art Institute of Chicago
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Reynolds, Gainsborough and Turner are household names but Kanaoka? Why does his name appear on the frieze - the institute does not appear to have any of his works. Kose Kanaoka is a distinctly obscure ninth century Japanese artist.
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Carbon filament lightbulbs in the entrance hall of the Institute
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The original trading room of the Chicago Stock Exchange has been re­constructed here.
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America Windows, 1977, Marc Chagall
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The Drinkers, 1890, Vincent van Gogh.
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Picture of Dorian Gray, 1943-1944, Ivan Albright. Used in the 1945 movie version of the story. Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features two inserts in 3-strip Technicolor one of this painting and the other of the portrait in its original state.
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Nighthawks, 1942, Edward Hopper. Within months of its completion, it was sold to the Art Institute for a mere $3,000.
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American Gothic. Right beside it hangs …
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Originally this railroad ran beside Lake Michigan. Then Grant Park was created on land reclaimed from the lake and the Art Institute was extended over the railroad into part of the park.

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