Henry Hamilton Bennett
French Historic Sculpture; Room 11 Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"
1893
Documenting the Art Institute's early galleries, Bennett's stereo photograph reveals how Chicago positioned itself as a cultural center through classical sculpture collections. The albumen print preserves the museum's formative years when it established its reputation for European artistic treasures.
- Medium
- Albumen print, stereo
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Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"
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View of the C.M. & St. Paul Railway, near Hastings, No. 1509 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"
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