48th Annual American Painting Exhibition Assembled by The Art Institute of Chicago, March 24-April 24, 1938
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of 55 paintings from the 48th annual exhibition of the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition was dominated by paintings in the “American Scene” style also known as American Regionalism.
The exhibition records span two folders and include planning correspondence and registration receipts.
Dates
- Creation: March 24-April 24, 1938
Creator
- Art Institute of Chicago (1879-) (Arranger, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.
Biographical / Historical
The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million people annually. Its collection, stewarded by 11 curatorial departments, is encyclopedic, and includes many iconic works. Its permanent collection of nearly 300,000 works of art is augmented by more than 30 special exhibitions mounted yearly that illuminate aspects of the collection and present cutting-edge curatorial and scientific research.
As a research institution, the Art Institute also has a conservation and conservation science department, five conservation laboratories, and one of the largest art history and architecture libraries in the country, the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries. The growth of the collection has warranted several additions to the museum's 1893 building, which was constructed for the World's Columbian Exposition. The most recent expansion, the Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano, opened in 2009 and increased the museum's footprint to nearly one million square feet, making it the second-largest art museum in the United States. The Art Institute is associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1890, the Art Institute held an annual exhibition of painting and sculpture, which would often tour the United States. This exhibition at the Legion of Honor was the only time the exhibition would come to the Fine Arts Museums.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span two folders.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition of 55 paintings from the 48th annual exhibition of the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition records span two folders.
Arrangement
The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.
Cultural context
Style / Period
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA