Chicago Stories: Prints and HC Westermann--See America First August 8, 2010

A longstanding anchor of the curriculum, printmaking at the School of the Art Institute (SAIC) has been greatly enriched by the museum's collection and exhibitions, which have fostered the collaboration of print media with painting, photography, and other studio endeavors. This exhibition takes a look at an explosive period in Chicago printmaking when GIs returning from World War II swelled the SAIC's enrollment and increased demand to work with print media. Featured are works by artists who studied at SAIC and/or made Chicago their home base.