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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: American Art to 1900 GraphicArt Institute of Chicago: Art Access: American Art to 1900 Graphic
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: American Art to 1900

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Study works of American art from the eighteen and nineteenth centuries. Works in a variety of media, including the decorative arts, are represented as are pieces by some of America's best-known artists: Copley, Church, Homer, and Whistler, among others.

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civil war, sculpture, slave narratives, slavery, symbols

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