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J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker 1874 – 1951 Born in Germany, Joseph Christian Leyendecker and his family came to Chicago in 1882. Young Leyendecker was apprenticed at the age of 16 to the engraving house of J. Manz & Company. He advanced to a full-time staff artist and furthered his artistic training at the Chicago Art Institute. It […]
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Victor Vasarely Collection
Victor Vasarely is considered the leader of Op Art (opticokinetic art) a mathematically themed form of abstract art that was developed in the early 1960s with an aim to stimulate the eye through the radical use of shapes and colors. Vasarely’s innovations in optical illusion and kinetic art have inspired many contemporary artists. This collection reflects […]
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