Notable Acquisitions at the Art Institute of Chicago

Featuring more than 40 objects handpicked by President and Eloise M. Martin Director James Cuno, this special issue of Museum Studies continues the Art Institute’s ongoing attempt to bring its collecting activities into public view. The publication takes an extended look at important acquisitions made by the museum’s curatorial departments and research library in 2006 and 2007, surveying a dazzling range of examples by artists both ancient and modern.