One-hundred views of Chicago in woodcuts, 1967.

  • Collection ID 2013.0079
  • Creator Names Bak, Bronislaw M., 1922-1981. art
  • Title One-hundred views of Chicago in woodcuts [graphic] / by Bronislaw M. Bak.
  • Dates Chicago : Studio Press, 1967.
  • Physical description 100 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 46 cm.
  • Collection arrangement Stored as 1.5 linear feet, including 100 images (2 boxes)
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Donor granted to the Chicago Historical Society a non-exclusive license for non-commercial use only.
  • Collection summary Artist book containing black-and-white woodblock prints and a custom-printed cardboard enclosure titled, One Hundred Views of Chicago in Woodcuts by Bronislaw M. Bak, printed December 1967. Prints depict Chicago neighborhoods, people, events, and landmarks such as Marina City, high rises along Lake Shore Drive (including buildings by Mies van der Rohe), the Art Institute of Chicago, the steel mills, the Chicago River, and the Field Museum.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Born in Poland in 1922, Bak immigrated to the U.S. in 1952 and settled in Chicago, where he worked as a graphic artist and stained glass window designer.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Clemens Bak (2013.0079.1.1-.1.101).
  • Names
    • Art Institute of Chicago Buildings Pictorial works.
    • Field Museum of Natural History Buildings Pictorial works.
    • Marina City (Chicago, Ill.) Buildings Pictorial works.
    • Bak, Clemens R., donor. dnr
    • Studio Press (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Community life Illinois Chicago 20th century Pictorial works.
    • Steel industry Illinois Chicago 1960-1969. lctgm
    • Tall buildings Illinois Chicago 20th century Pictorial works.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago River (Ill.) Pictorial works
    • Chicago (Ill.) Pictorial works
  • Genre Woodcuts. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.