The year 2009 marks the centennial of Daniel Burnham's visionary plan for Chicago and its environs. Burnham's Plan shaped the city and suburbs for generations of residents and visitors to enjoy.
Art Historian Jeff Mishur's audio/visual presentation explores the Burnham plan along with its origins and sources. Learn about the full scope of the 1909 Plan and its relationship to European and American precedents. Follow the transition from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the City Beautiful Movement so eloquently manifested in Burnham's Plan of Chicago.
Jeff Mishur is an owner of Art Excursions, a business providing lectures on cultural topics as well as boutique tours of important art cities.
This program was offered on these dates:
Monday, November 30, 2009 7:00pm
Chicago Ridge Public Library
Hours:
M-Thurs 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat 9am-5pm, Sundays (Sept-May) 1-5pm
Cost: Free and open to the public
Website: http://www.chicagoridge.lib.il.us/burnhamplans.htm
Location:
Chicago Ridge Public Library
10400 S. Oxford Ave.
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
708-423-7753
708-423-2758 (fax)
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