the art institute of chicago was founded in 1879.
when was the art institute of chicago founded?
1879
"established in 1879 from the remnants of a foundering art academy, the art institute of chicago grew into a sturdy organization largely through the efforts of ... hutchinson, who served as its president from 1882 to 1924." although hutchinson’s personal wealth was generated thru banking, grain speculation and meatpacking enterprises that his father had established after coming to chicago in 1856, charles l. hutchinson’s “greatest enthusiasm was for art and the establishment and growth of the art institute”. founded on may 24, 1879 as the chicago academy of fine arts; the art institute assumed its present name in 1882. hutchinson was a founding trustee of the chicago academy of fine arts, and recognizing his energy and vision, was named by the board of trustees as its first president three years later when it was renamed the art institute of chicago. as one of many accolades conferred on hutchinson by the art institute, the trustees passed a resolution on october 22, 1907 dedicating gallery 32 as the charles lawrence hutchinson gallery of old masters to commemorate hutchinson’s twenty-fifth anniversary as president of the institution. after he died in 1924, his obituary notice in "the bulletin of the art institute" noted that “his entire life was devoted to public service, but his service to the art institute was so intimate, his devotion so complete that it is not possible to measure it. he "was" the art institute, and it will stand as his most permanent monument”.
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