
I was staying across the street at the Chicago University
Club. This was a trip, a
sentimental one, that I had planned for a long time. My father studied art and graduated from the Institute in
1915 and I wanted to walk the halls, stand in the studios and spend time in the
Ryerson Library where he had no doubt studied. The library was completely restored in 1994. I was stunned to be able to read the
catalogs from the shows offered when my father was going to school there,
including the Armory Show of 1913.
I was humbled by the library and felt privileged to be sitting there.
My expectations had to be tempered somewhat by what I wanted
to see in the galleries and what was available and on display. I always have a sketchbook with me to
take notes and information to be able to look up later. On the one hand I was a little
irritated that this huge person was hogging the painting but on the other hand
it was an chance for me to sit on a bench and sketch her, after all an enfant terrible would relish the
opportunity to have a model like this, and would send a fauve into ecstasy.
This is what an artist would look for – not the obvious but the subtle layer
underneath.
Now I want to see the sketch you did of the woman! The photo is wonderful, though . . . enjoyed this a lot.
ReplyDeleteWhat an experience it must have been to spend time in the same "space" as your father before you. And wouldn't both of your parents be gratified that you took a sketchbook, too.
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