Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials
A Terra Foundation Resource
In 2015, with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art, more than 75 Chicago archival repositories were surveyed. Browse by repository or search across the nearly 900 records to discover the history of American Art in Chicago.
The Archives of American Art would like to acknowledge the work of Chicago-based art historian Dr. Wendy Greenhouse who completed the survey, and the valued participation of the contributing institutions and organizations.
Repository Locations
Surveyed Collection Descriptions
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Collection Title: Department of 20th-Century Painting and Sculpture records from the Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional ArchivesInclusive Dates: 1939–1976 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Secretary's scrapbooks from the Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional ArchivesInclusive Dates: 1890–1937 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Women's Board, art rental and sales gallery recordsInclusive Dates: 1954–1986 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: Antiquarian Society recordsInclusive Dates: 1896–1984 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Institutional Archives
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Collection Title: American Mural Painting scrapbooksInclusive Dates: 1934–1944 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Architects' and Designers' papersInclusive Dates: 1767–2003 (bulk 1889–1920) Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Historic Architecture and Landscape Image collectionInclusive Dates: circa 1865–1973 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Illinois Artists, Art Institute questionnaires and Illinois Academy of Fine Arts biographical dataInclusive Dates: 1918, 1929 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: Artists' papers from the Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham LibrariesInclusive Dates: 1636–1970 (bulk 1800s) Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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Collection Title: World's Columbian Exposition collectionInclusive Dates: 1890–1896 Repository: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries