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Thursday, 19 November 2015 11:05

The Art Institute of Chicago Unveils Its Biggest Gift to Date

The Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing. The Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing. Wikimedia Commons

On December 13 the Art Institute of Chicago unveils 44 contemporary works donated by collecting titans Gael Neeson and Stefan Edlis. The largest gift in the museum’s 136-year history, the mix reads like an art lover’s “Twelve Days of Christmas,” with one Robert Rauschenberg, two Cy Twomblys, four Gerhard Richters, six Cindy Shermans, and nine Andy Warhols among the blue-chip pieces.

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