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Apostles of Beauty
Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago
November 7, 2009 to January 31, 2010
At
The Art Institute of Chicago
(The Art Institute of Chicago Website)
100 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312.443.3626
Media Contact: Erin Hogan, Chai Lee
Susan Weinrebe
November 6, 2009
Emerging during the Victorian Era, when the standard aesthetic was if some decoration was good, then much, much more was perfect, the Arts and Crafts Movement was a backlash against the overly embellished and industrialized values of the day.
Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago, is the first exhibition in three decades at the Art Institute to draw together highlights of photography, architecture, ceramics, furnishings, metalwork, textiles, painting, publications and more from private and institutional sources. Tracing the beginnings of the movement in England, the Japanese influences, and Chicago’s own contributions to the Prairie School, the show of almost 200 works follows the philosophy that stoked the divergent movement.
Stunningly intricate and beautiful stained glass from the Tiffany Studios, Stickley furniture described in straight lines of oak, ceramics cast in vegetal forms and coloration, organic motifs used in book illustrations, and the renaissance of guilds creating these crafts honored the work of the hands of the craftspeople.
The Art Institute complete program for Apostles of Beauty includes lectures, films and family programs. Additionally, the Chicago Architecture Foundation has tied in a walking tour of notable Chicago expressions of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Arthur Wesley Dow
(American, 1857–1922).
"Boats at Rest", c. 1895.
Oil on canvas.
The Art Institute of Chicago
prior acquisition of Charles H.
and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection.
Alfred Steiglitz
(American, 1864-1946).
"The Net Mender", 1894.
Carbon print
The Art Institute of Chicago
Alfred Stieglitz Collection.
Frank Lloyd Wright
(American, 1867–1959);
Linden Glass Co. (1882–1934).
“Tree of Life” Window, 1904.
Glass in brass-coated,
copper plated zinc cames,
mounted in wood frame.
The Art Institute of Chicago,
Gift of Antiquarian Society
Through Mrs. Philip K. Wrigley Fund. Rober
Courtesy of Roberta E. Zlokower
Archibald Knox
(English, 1864–1933);
Liberty and Company (1875-present).
"Rose Bowl", 1902.
Birmingham, England.
Silver, enamel, turquoise.
The Art Institute of Chicago,
Promised gift, Crab Tree Farm Foundation.
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