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Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago, 2013. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; name inside front cover; otherwise as new; In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Europeans, Mexicans, and southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. These new residents included artists who made significant contributions to the vibrant cultural life of the city. Immigration and migration, assimilation, and alienation were topics that resonated with artists as they sought to establish new lives in a strange city. They explored the repercussions of migration with an unflinching eye, exposing the continued social injustices faced by migrants.
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They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910-1950 Hardcover - 2013
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- Title They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910-1950
- Author Sarah Kelly Oehler
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 116
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
- Date 2013-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780300184532 / 0300184530
- Weight 2.23 lbs (1.01 kg)
- Dimensions 12.24 x 9.3 x 0.63 in (31.09 x 23.62 x 1.60 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Art Aspects
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Art, American - Illinois - Chicago - 20th, Chicago (Ill.) - Emigration and immigration
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013000471
- Dewey Decimal Code 704.086
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Chicago and New Haven, CT: Art Institute of Chicago; Yale University Press, 2013. Pictorial boards, 116 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 32 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by the Art Institute of Chicago March 3 to June 2, 2013. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers--Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white--flocked to Chicago. These new residents included artists who made significant contributions to the vibrant cultural life of the city. They Seek a City highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky that reflect the diverse urban social landscape. As these artists…
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