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Katherine Kuh, the Art Institute of Chicago's first curator of modern painting and sculpture, credited with a vision that brought some of the most famous pieces of the mid-20th century into the museum's collection, narrates her fascinating life story in a new memoir 'My Love Affair with Modren Art' that is out now, more than a decade after her death. The book provides a telescopic view into the inner sanctum of the often enigmatic art world.

Portrayals, Collections and collecting, Curators, My Love Affair with Modren Art (Book), Kuh, Katherine

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Midwest Medici: John H. Bryan

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John H. Bryan, the 67-year-old former chairman of Sara Lee, existing board director of General Motors, Goldman Sachs and BP was responsible for the grand success of Millennium Park and the rescue of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois and other civic projects. John Bryan also plans to look after the long-term maintenance of the sculptures and gardens at the Millennium Park and concentrate on the Art Institute of Chicago.

Management dynamics, Land, mineral, wildlife conservation, Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions, National Parks, Management, National parks and reserves, Company business management, Art Institute of Chicago, Byran, John H.

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Through the ceiling

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Jeanne Gang, a Chicago architect, represented the United States in the International Architecture Exhibition presented by the Venice Biennale in 2004 and has had three projects commended by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He believes that problem solving is one of the keys to good architecture and owns an architecture firm called Studio Gang that has several projects in different stages of development.

Evaluation, Architects, Works, Gang, Jeanne

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