Shedd Aquarium (formerly John G. Shedd Aquarium), opened in 1930 in a lavish building designed by the Chicago firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. The Shedd's institutional archive contains a small volume of material relating to art at the aquarium. A limited inventory of the collection is available on site.
1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
United States
The Archives of American Art collects primary source materials—original letters, writings, preliminary sketches, scrapbooks, photographs, financial records and the like—that have significant research value for the study of art in America.
Find out how to give your papers, records, recordings, or other primary source material to the Archives of American Art.
Internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities provide students and lifelong learners with the ability to contribute to the study and preservation of visual arts records in America.
Original material can be consulted by appointment in our Washington, D.C. Headquarters.
Select holdings are available on microfilm at the Archives' offices in Washington, D.C. and at our New York Office.
Copies of unrestricted microfilm materials can be obtained through one of our affiliated research centers.
