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"Mary Cassatt in the Painting Gallery of the Louvre", 1879-80 The Publications Department of the Art Institute of Chicago, a publisher of books since the museum’s inception in the late 19th century, offers titles focused on the museum’s rich collection, history, and exhibitions. The booklist featured in these pages serves many audiences, from children and families to students and scholars. In addition to gallery guides, picture books, and exhibition catalogues, the department produces a semiannual themed journal, Museum Studies, in which curatorial staff and other scholars write about aspects of the collection. The Art Institute’s publications have received numerous prizes and are distributed nationally and internationally.

Edgar Degas. Mary Cassatt in the Painting Gallery of the Louvre (detail), 1879–80.
Featured Title

Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works, 2000–2007

Cy Twombly’s distinctive artworks merge drawing, painting, and symbolic gesture in the pursuit of a direct, intuitive form of expression. Published in cooperation with the artist and in connection with the inaugural exhibition in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing, this catalogue features more than 30 paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures created during the last decade.

New Titles

Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works, 2000–2007
Contemporary

The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide
Gifts and Guides

Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago
Gifts and Guides
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