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Using books
Search for books in I-Share, the library's catalog. You may order books from other libraries by clicking "request" but please allow 3 days for such books to arrive.
Hands on Chicago Call
number: REF F 548.14 .H38 1987
Includes section on sculpture in Chicago.
The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Call number: REF F 548.3 .E53 2004
Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture by Ira J. Bach and Mary Lckritz Gray,
introduction by Franz Schulze.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Your Guide to Loop Sculpture by the Chicago Council on Fine Arts.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Chicago on Foot: an Architectural Walking Tour by Ira J. Bach.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Chicago/Kezys: 64 Photographs of Chicago by Aligimantas Kezys.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Chicago: Center for Enterprise, an Illustrated History by Michael
Edgerton and Kenan Heise.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Culture in Action: A Public Art Program of Sculpture Chicago curated by Mary Jane Jacob.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk.
Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Journals
Chicago
Tribune (1985-present)
Historical
Chicago Tribune (1849-1985)
Lexis-Nexis (good for newspaper articles and the New York Times in particular)
Google Scholar
Academic
Search Premier (good general database)
Art Abstracts
Once you have a citation to an article, check the journal list to see if the College owns the journal the article appeared in. If not, fill out an Interlibrary Loan Form to request the article. Please allow up to 14 days to receive an article.
For additional databases and articles, go to the Library's list of Databases. For passwords, call the reference desk at (847) 735-5074.
Relevant Websites
Department of Cultural Affairs (from the City of Chicago)
Chicago Public Art Program (from the City of Chicago)
Chicago War Memorials & Military Monuments (from the City of Chicago)
Chicago's Public Art Program (from the Chicago Artists Resource)
Public Art Map (from the Chicago Public Art Group)
10 Top Sculptures in Chicago (chosen by The Chicago Tribune's Alan Artner) and additional sculptures
Icons and Interventions in Chicago and the Potential of Public
Art by Kathryn Hixson from Sculpture Magazine
Art, Public entry from the online Encyclopedia of Chicago