ILLINOIS HISTORICAL ART PROJECT
Biographical information on over 1,500 artists of Chicago and 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 cover some sculptors, we study primarily painters
Our relational database can help the scholar who is seeking to organize an exhibition and generate thematic plans. Our library spans art organizations functioning in Illinois since 1859 including articles and exhibition catalogs.
