MUSEUM BLOG.....So Much Art: A day at "The Art Institute of Chicago" Museum: BLOG!

Art Fantastic--Gustave Caillebotte "Paris Street;Rainy Day" (1877); Andy Warhol "Mao" (1972); Grant Wood "American Gothic" (1930)--The Art Institute of Chicago

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Chicago for the Castings of  Season 18 of "Project Runway". I had one day off in between travels and decided to make good use of it by visiting one of the best museums in the U.S.: The Art Institute of Chicago...

Art Boy--Nick Verreos (top photo) at The Art Institute of Chicago

I had a wonderful time getting inspired by all the Art and Masterpieces on display from the likes of Rembrandt, Degas, Caillebotte, Renoir, Warhol and many others. As a Fashion Designer, I always get inspiration from Art and I make sure to try and get students of FASHION to also do the same.
Take a look:

Wood, Caillebotte, Rembrandt--Works of Art on display at The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

Degas, Moreelse, Warhol--Works of Art on display at The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

Draped Beauties--(L to R) ter borch, Codde, Reni--Works of Art on display at The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

Fashionable Ladies--Works of Art at The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

 Rembrandt "Self-Portrait" (1636-1638)-- The Art Institute of Chicago

 Rembrandt "Old Man With A Gold Chain" (1630)--The Art Institute of Chicago

Rembrandt "Young Woman At An Open Half Door" (1645)--The Art Institute of Chicago

Ballerina Couture--Edgar Degas "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" (1879-1881)--The Art Institute of Chicago 

 Gustave Caillebotte "Paris Street; Rainy Day" (1877)--The Art Institute of Chicago

 Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Chrysanthemums" (1881-1882)--The Art Institute of Chicago

Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)" (1881)--The Art Institute of Chicago

Drape Perfection--Gerard ter borch "The Music Lesson" (1670)--The Art Institute of Chicago

 Watteau Back--Jean-Antoine Watteau (with the assistance of Jean-Baptiste Pater) "Pastoral Gathering" (1718-1721) 

Magnificent Sleeve--Anthonis Mor "Portrait of a Seated Woman" (1560-1570)--The Art Institute of Chicago

Mink and Satin Lining--The Art Institute of Chicago

Empire Gathering--The Art Institute of Chicago

 Iconic--"American Gothic" by Grant Wood, 1930

 Mao by Andy Warhol, 1973

Native North American Art including a Turquoise, Shell, Sandstone Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene from  Northern Oaxaca Mexico (1400/1500) (Top left); Deer Hide and Horse Hair Comanche Leggings from the Southern Plains, US (1895) (Lower left), and Feathered Headdress (Right)--The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

African Art including a Helmet from Mali (Mid 19th-Mid 20th Century) (Top left); Jewelry (Lower Left); and Kuba Helmet Mask "Mukenga" from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Late 19th Century-Mid 20th Century)--The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

 Abstract Color Blocking--"Ready-To-Wear"by Stuart Davis, 1955--The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

 Style Maven--Gertrude Abrecrombie "Self-Portrait of My Sister", 1941--The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

Dancin' and Drinkin'--Archibald J. Motley Jr. "Nightlife", 1943--The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago

Finally...

Typewriters as Art--Vintage typewriters--The Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Chicago