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INLAND ARCHITECT IMAGE DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE ON ART INSTITUTE WEBSITE
5,000 Architectural Images From Historic Periodical Digitized
Major Archival Project Undertaken by Museum's Ryerson and Burnham Archives
The Ryerson and Burnham Archives of the Art Institute of Chicago are proud to announce the digitization of another major image collection: 5,000 plates from the venerable Chicago-based periodical Inland Architect and News Record. This exceedingly rich visual record from a seminal period in American architecture can now be accessed by the public through the Digital Collections Database (DCD) on the Libraries' website. The multi-year project makes another important architectural archive available for use by scholars and the public, further enhancing what is already one of the richest online resources for art and architecture, built with the goal of providing access to the many rare images and texts in the Art Institute's Ryerson and Burnham Archives.
"The Digital Collections Database was launched in 2008 and has been growing steadily ever since," said Jack Perry Brown, Director of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries. "But the completion of the digitization of the Inland Architect plates represents a significant milestone for the database, which is among the largest such digital collections in the United States. These images not only recorded but also shaped architectural practice in the United States during an explosive period of growth. For scholars and the public, the Inland Architect images will prove a fascinating and incredible resource."
American architects working in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries turned to the trade publication Inland Architect and News Record for ideas, inspiration, and education, as it best represented the latest developments in the profession straight from the heart of the leading city of American architecture. Published between 1883 and 1908 by the Chicago-based Inland Publishing Co., the magazine featured prime examples of structures from all over the United States: commercial real estate; public buildings such as churches, schools, libraries, and railroad stations; important state and national government commissions; and residential architecture, ranging from middle class houses to apartments to elite mansions and estates. Almost every architectural style of the period, from Chicago School to historic revival, is meticulously documented. Readers of Inland Architect were able to see the full anatomy of architectural projects, including exteriors and exterior views, interiors and interior details, and various architectural renderings of both built and unbuilt projects. A large number of images from the magazine document what are now historical landmarks when they were first constructed.
The Inland Architect and News Record database of more than 5,000 images can now be easily searched by architect, project name, location, date, or other key words--including any combination of such terms--through the DCD website. With the addition of the Inland Architect images, the DCD now includes more than 25,000 digital images and PDF files of photographs, slides, architectural drawings and prints, correspondence, manuscripts, pencil sketches, books, postcards, three-dimensional objects, and printed materials such as newspaper clippings and brochures. Users of the database can also order high-resolution images for a fee.
The Ryerson & Burnham Archives collect artists' and architects' papers that complement and extend the permanent collections of the Art Institute's curatorial departments. The Archives' collections are notably strong in late 19th- and 20th-century American architecture, with particular depth in Midwest, Chicago School, Prairie School, and organic architecture. Architects such as Edward Bennett, Daniel Burnham, Bruce Goff, Bertrand Goldberg, Ludwig Hilberseimer, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright, in addition to such events as the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition, are well represented throughout these electronic resources. Many of the graphic and textual resources in the DCD are unique to Ryerson and Burnham Libraries and Archives. Extensive research and cataloging efforts have made search and discovery easy for casual users and scholars alike.
The Inland Architect and News Record image digitization project was made possible through the generous support of Art Institute Trustee Julius S. Lewis and the Rhoades Foundati
About the Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is a world-renowned art museum housing one of the largest permanent collections in the United States. An encyclopedic museum, the Art Institute collects, preserves, and displays works in every medium from all cultures and historical periods as well as hosts special exhibitions. With a collection of more than 260,000 art works and artifacts, the museum has particularly strong holdings in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, early 20th century European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, Japanese prints, and photography. The museum just completed the largest expansion in its 130-year history, the internationally acclaimed Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano. The Modern Wing features the latest in green museum technology and 264,000 square feet dedicated to modern and contemporary art, photography, architecture and design, and new museum education facilities.
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INLAND ARCHITECT IMAGE DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE ON ART INSTITUTE WEBSITE
5,000 Architectural Images From Historic Periodical Digitized
Major Archival Project Undertaken by Museum's Ryerson and Burnham Archives
The Ryerson and Burnham Archives of the Art Institute of Chicago are proud to announce the digitization of another major image collection: 5,000 plates from the venerable Chicago-based periodical Inland Architect and News Record. This exceedingly rich visual record from a seminal period in American architecture can now be accessed by the public through the Digital Collections Database (DCD) on the Libraries' website. The multi-year project makes another important architectural archive available for use by scholars and the public, further enhancing what is already one of the richest online resources for art and architecture, built with the goal of providing access to the many rare images and texts in the Art Institute's Ryerson and Burnham Archives.
"The Digital Collections Database was launched in 2008 and has been growing steadily ever since," said Jack Perry Brown, Director of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries. "But the completion of the digitization of the Inland Architect plates represents a significant milestone for the database, which is among the largest such digital collections in the United States. These images not only recorded but also shaped architectural practice in the United States during an explosive period of growth. For scholars and the public, the Inland Architect images will prove a fascinating and incredible resource."
American architects working in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries turned to the trade publication Inland Architect and News Record for ideas, inspiration, and education, as it best represented the latest developments in the profession straight from the heart of the leading city of American architecture. Published between 1883 and 1908 by the Chicago-based Inland Publishing Co., the magazine featured prime examples of structures from all over the United States: commercial real estate; public buildings such as churches, schools, libraries, and railroad stations; important state and national government commissions; and residential architecture, ranging from middle class houses to apartments to elite mansions and estates. Almost every architectural style of the period, from Chicago School to historic revival, is meticulously documented. Readers of Inland Architect were able to see the full anatomy of architectural projects, including exteriors and exterior views, interiors and interior details, and various architectural renderings of both built and unbuilt projects. A large number of images from the magazine document what are now historical landmarks when they were first constructed.
The Inland Architect and News Record database of more than 5,000 images can now be easily searched by architect, project name, location, date, or other key words--including any combination of such terms--through the DCD website. With the addition of the Inland Architect images, the DCD now includes more than 25,000 digital images and PDF files of photographs, slides, architectural drawings and prints, correspondence, manuscripts, pencil sketches, books, postcards, three-dimensional objects, and printed materials such as newspaper clippings and brochures. Users of the database can also order high-resolution images for a fee.
The Ryerson & Burnham Archives collect artists' and architects' papers that complement and extend the permanent collections of the Art Institute's curatorial departments. The Archives' collections are notably strong in late 19th- and 20th-century American architecture, with particular depth in Midwest, Chicago School, Prairie School, and organic architecture. Architects such as Edward Bennett, Daniel Burnham, Bruce Goff, Bertrand Goldberg, Ludwig Hilberseimer, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright, in addition to such events as the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition, are well represented throughout these electronic resources. Many of the graphic and textual resources in the DCD are unique to Ryerson and Burnham Libraries and Archives. Extensive research and cataloging efforts have made search and discovery easy for casual users and scholars alike.
The Inland Architect and News Record image digitization project was made possible through the generous support of Art Institute Trustee Julius S. Lewis and the Rhoades Foundati
About the Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is a world-renowned art museum housing one of the largest permanent collections in the United States. An encyclopedic museum, the Art Institute collects, preserves, and displays works in every medium from all cultures and historical periods as well as hosts special exhibitions. With a collection of more than 260,000 art works and artifacts, the museum has particularly strong holdings in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, early 20th century European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, Japanese prints, and photography. The museum just completed the largest expansion in its 130-year history, the internationally acclaimed Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano. The Modern Wing features the latest in green museum technology and 264,000 square feet dedicated to modern and contemporary art, photography, architecture and design, and new museum education facilities.
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Web: http:\\www.artinstituteofchicago.org
Twitter: @artinstitutechi
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MUSEUM HOURS
10:30 am-5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
10:30 am-8:00 pm Thursday
10:30 am-5:00 pm Saturday, Sunday
FREE FIRST AND SECOND WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH BEGIN JUNE 1, 2011
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
ADMISSION
Adults $18.00 Includes all special exhibitions
Children 14 and over, students, and seniors $12.00 Includes all special exhibitions
Chicago residents receive a $2.00 discount with proof of residency
Children under 14 always free
Members always free
Free Evenings are free to all. City of Chicago residents with Chicago Public Library cards can borrow a "Museum Passport" card from any library branch for free general admission to the nine members of Museums in the Park, including the Art Institute of Chicago.
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