ILLINOIS HISTORICAL ART PROJECT

Original materials and biographical information on over 1,500 artists of Illinois

Please credit our Project when using source material: The Illinois Historical Art Project [IHAP] is dedicated to original materials and biographical information on artists of Illinois. Because we have consulted over 100,000 source documents our information is accurate. We will be pleased to help researchers with information on Chicago and Illinois artists. IHAP has compiled histories of over 1,500 artists who meet the following criteria:

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BORN before January 1, 1900

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LIVED at least half their career in Illinois or closely attached to the state

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PAINTERS while we show fine examples of sculptors here, we study primarily painters

Our relational database can help the scholar who is seeking to organize an exhibition and generate thematic plans. Our library covers all of the art organizations functioning in Illinois since 1859 including articles and exhibition catalogs.