What came to be known as the Worlds Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss 1492 landfall in the New World. Chicago beat out New York City, St. Louis, Missouri, and Washington, DC, in its bid as host--a coup for the Windy City. The site finally selected for the fair was Jackson Park, originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, a marshy area covered with dense, wild vegetation. Daniel H. Burnham and John W. Root were selected as chief architects, creating the famous White City. The fair featured several different...
What came to be known as the Worlds Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss 1492 landfall in th...
Chicago's architecture has been called the most important in the United States by the American Institute of Architects, and perhaps no other type of architecture has had as significant of an impact on the city's look, feel, and character as classical architecture. Chicago's connection to classical architecture dates back to the famed 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, with it's gleaming "White City" of ornate Beaux-Arts buildings. After the fair, the "Plan of Chicago," developed by Daniel Burnham, the fair's lead architect, paved the way for the further spread of classical building not...
Chicago's architecture has been called the most important in the United States by the American Institute of Architects, and perhaps no other type of a...
Have you ever pondered the lowest point in Western Civilization? In this novel, Peter McCarthy, first person narrator of three previous books, proposes one, and it's alarmingly close to now. McCarthy also explains why being born with a calling may be the worst thing that can happen. In a single, fast moving paragraph, he capsulizes three-thousand years of human history. He turns to the subject that has kept him wondering for decades - the mystery of why we love and are loved. Why does love usually fail to last, no matter how certain we are in the first gust of passion? New readers as well as...
Have you ever pondered the lowest point in Western Civilization? In this novel, Peter McCarthy, first person narrator of three previous books, propose...
Many famous artists, from Klimt to Picasso to Matisse, loved cats. They posed for photographs with them and allowed their feline friends to wander around the studio. Sadly, not enough of them allowed their cats to participate in the art. That is, the artists never let their cats get inside the pictures. As every cat lover knows, the cats must surely have tried. Famous Artists' Cats, inspired by cat artist Deborah Julian's popular images, aims to correct this historic deficiency. Partnering with her own cats, George, Billy and Sam, in 17 full color works of digital art, she has swung open the...
Many famous artists, from Klimt to Picasso to Matisse, loved cats. They posed for photographs with them and allowed their feline friends to wander aro...
