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aln-ady nieutionecl, lor \n'ntiliition. The oil paintiiios ai(. all covcivd 

 with phite o-Ja.ss whicli renders their inspection difficult, but a few 

 of the picture halls, furnished with red plush haiiiiinos and dark 

 wooden wainscoting^ in unusually ^"ood taste, are exceedinjj'ly charni- 

 inu'. and as they are moderately tilled with masterpieces they make, 

 with their subdued lig'ht, a most aoreeable impression. Instead 

 of tempering- the light in the middh^ of the room with cloth in the 

 usual mannei-. glass decorated in colors is used, which, however, 

 absorbs much light and diverts attention from the exhibits (Plate 22). 

 The lecture hall (18), which occupies both the first and the second 

 stories, holds oOO persons, and is one of the most pleasing- halls of the 



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6ECO»D FLOOR PLAN, 



Fk;. 4(i.— Art Institute of Chicago. Seconrl-flnor jiIhii. 

 •Jo-31, temporary exhibits; 32, paintings of old masters; 33, reproduetions of the Arundel Society; 34 

 and 3H, committee rooms; 35 and 37, sculptures and paintings; 38-40, jwiintings; 41 and 4-J, iiaiiit- 

 ings, Chinese and Japanese collection; 43-4.5, works of art, musical instruments, etc. (because of 

 contiiuial additions the arrangement changes). The light lines indicate rooms that Iiave lieeu 

 planned b\U not yet built. 



kind with which I am acquainted. The library (24), which likewise 

 extends through both stories, was not completed in 181)9, but is now 

 almost ready, a patron of the institute having expended '"^^O, ()()(» for it. 

 The entire cost of the building up to the end of I89i> was about 

 $700,000. For the completion of the scheme as shown in tigs. 45 and 

 4(;. §20(),()00 more are needed, which is now ))eing collected. 



The .\rt Institute is entirely indt>])end(Mit and obtains no supfjort from 

 the city, to say nothing of the Stat(\ except tluit the city, as already 

 mentioned, gav(> the ground for a site, in exchang(> for which it 

 obtained the property right of the building. The yearly expenditure 

 for 1S!»1>- IIMIO" was about SltO.dOd. the art school costing- $88,000. which 



«See Twt-iity-lirst .\iimial Report, .Iiiiio 1, lS«)»t, to June 1, 1900, 04 pp. 



