we noticed students wandcring around the oxhibits and dashing
up narrow staircases which scomingly led into the

attics. I was most envious of theso people

who ha” such an oxcellont and varied sourco

of original rofcrence and inspiration so noar at hand.

In the gallcrics we found room after room Of paintings, many of
which had become familiar to us through reproductions.

I particularly romember tho largo canvas by Scurat,

"Sunday on the Grand Jatte". ‘This painting loses a lot in reprod-
uction when the qualitics of the divisionism, so clear on

the scven by nine foot original, aro Peduced fo the size of a page

OF au ibooln,

I romember rooms with huge canvassos by Matisse, Miro, Chagall,
ond Picasso, the last also represented by whimsical

sculptures of plants in their pots. Tho Renoir

paintings were a pleasant surprisc--jewel-like, the colours and
siirfaces scoming to glow. Two Van Gogh paintings stand out,

enc a deep, rich self-portrait oxecuted in quick strokes,

the other a garden with trecs in which a VERT oty Of

the mest amazing greens were usod. Soveral paintings by #1 Greco

wero rather disappointing because of the gcnoral groyness,

We folt thet our wisit to the Chicago Art Institute made Up) Lor

the f118 end aches of traversing the country by bus.

- susan gilbort