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Art Institute of Chicago This art museum is one of the largest in the United States with extensive collections of impressionistic and post-impression paintings. The museum's collections include: Oriental, Classical, European Decorative and American Arts, the Thorne Miniature Rooms, Arms and Armor, Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Prints and Drawings, Photography, Textiles, Painting and Sculpture from Europe and Architecture. The Art Institute was incorporated in 1879 as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and the name was changed to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1882. The building the museum occupies was one of the Italian Renaissance structures erected for the Colombian Exposition in 1893. The museum assisted with the planning and financing of the project with the acquisition as the end result. A familiar scene is that of the two bronze lions guarding the main entrance on Michigan Avenue. The summer of 1983 has been particularly interesting for the Art Institute, as it was the host for the touring Vatican Collection. The Art Institute also has schools of art and drama affiliated with the museum. Print size: 10.5" x 15" FRAME STYLES* Style A is a gold-toned aluminum frame with a single white mat over the print. Style B a gold-leaf wooden frame with a gorgeous linen mat, inner fillet of gold-leaf wood over another white mat.

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