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ELMHURST, UNITED STATES

Highlights of the Elmhurst University Art Collection

At the heart of the Elmhurst University Art Collection is an extraordinary collection of works by Chicago Imagist and Abstractionist artists.

The collection is housed in the A.C. Buehler Library on the Elmhurst University campus, where it inspires and enriches the University community, the Chicago arts community, and the general public. The exhibit is open free of charge during regular library hours. For exhibit hours, please contact the Library at (630) 617-3160.

Audio Tour narration by Andrew Schones and Professor Janis Pohl

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190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, Ilinois, United States
Highlights of the Elmhurst University Art Collection
  1. History of the Elmhurst University Art Collection
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  2. In Memory of Suellen Rocca 1943-2020 Curator of the Art Collection and Director of Exhibitions, Elmhurst University
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  3. Roger Brown ( American, 1941-1997) See Seven Cities, 1971
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  4. William Conger (American, b. 1938) South Beach 1985
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  5. Richard Hunt (American, b. 1935) Over Wisdom Bridge, 1986
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  6. Miyoko Ito (American, 1918-1983) Chinoiserie, 1970
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  7. Sandra Jorgensen (American 1934-1999) Herb's Texaco II,1983
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  8. Paul LaMantia (American b. 1928) Shoe Shine, 1971
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  9. Gladys Nilsson (American, b. 1940) In Vertical Shade, 1984
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  10. Jim Nutt (American, born 1938) Toot-Toot Woo-Woo,1970
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  11. Ed Paschke (American, 1939-2004) Cobmaster, 1975
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  12. Frank Piatek (American, born 1944) Notre Dame Sheela Rite of Passage/Entry Eye of the Needle, 1969
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  13. Christina Ramberg (1946-1995) Double Hesitation,1977
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  14. Suellen Rocca (American, 1943-2020) Passed,1988
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  15. Eleanor Spiess-Ferris (American, b. 1941) The Red Shoe, 1983
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  16. Karl Wirsum (American, b.1939) "Click", 1971
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  17. Ray Yoshida (1930-2009 ) Arbitrary Approach, 1983
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