John H. Vanderpoel Art Association at Open House Chicago

Founded in 1913 as a memorial to School of the Art Institute instructor John H. Vanderpoel, the Vanderpoel Art Association maintains a collection of more than 600 works of art, including many pieces that depict Chicago scenes. The artists themselves donated most of the works in the collection. This impressive selection of early 20th century American Art includes works by Frank Benson, Maxfield Parrish, Birger Sandzen, Grant Wood and Mary Cassatt. About one-third of the art collection is on display on a rotating basis in the Ridge Park Gallery, built in 1929 after the collection outgrew its first home at the nearby Vanderpoel school. The gallery is located inside the Ridge Park Fieldhouse, designed by John and Murray Hetherington. Explore the museum’s rare collection of over 600 pieces of American art by prominent artists like Grant Wood, Mary Cassatt, Maxfield Parrish, Daniel Chester French, and Lorado Taft, alongside Vanderpoel. Also on view will be “Incantations”, an exhibit featuring a trio of Chicago artists, Lisa Barcy, Nellie Seigel, and Paloma Trecka. Their works explore themes of devotion, memory, and humor through abstract and visually rhythmic collage. Guided tours will be available.