Francis Chapin
American, 1899-1965
Ox-Bow Grounds
INV-1569
Francis Chapin
American, 1899-19651947
Ox-Bow Grounds
Francis Chapin American, 1899-1965 →lithographprint
Date
1947
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions
34.9 × 43.5 cm (13 3/4 × 17 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Francis Chapin
Francis Chapin was involved with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), first as a student and then as an instructor, from 1922 to 1947, and he also taught at Ox-Bow and served as its director. Known fondly as the “Dean of Chicago Artists,” Chapin regularly invited SAIC students to Saturday night gatherings at his home, serving cold beer and bowls of popcorn. He was a close friend of Ivan Albright, but his artistic style was drastically different, preferring vibrantly colored local scenes. This image of the Ox-Bow grounds is rendered in a variety of gray and black tones typical of lithography.
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