A lost treasure found, beauty secrets uncovered, private moments revealed, hidden meanings unveiled, and favorites disclosed—these phrases offer tantalizing hints of the visual pleasures to be found in the Painting…
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Wisconsin Wonder
In a charming Wisconsin town, located on the mouth of a north-flowing river and the state’s largest lake stands a remarkable house. Built with a fortune founded on a most…
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Rockefeller Redux
It is a rarity to find the name William Avery Rockefeller coupled with The Grateful Dead. Yet, The Grateful Dead’s lyric “too much of everything is just enough” is an…
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Elawa Days
One hundred years after it was founded by Elsa and A. Watson Armour, Lake Forest’s Elawa Farm continues to be a source of delight for the young and the young…
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Head Strong
Heather Milligan loves skulls. A half-skull swings from a long, slender chain around her neck. A set of black and white Fornasetti “Skull with Flower” plates hang on the rich…
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Modern Fury, Ancient Beauties
Through important recent acquisitions and an exciting upcoming exhibition, the Art Institute of Chicago is cementing its reputation as a leader in Japanese art. A close professional relationship and personal…
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Dream Big!
Mimi Murley and Charlene Huang Olson, chairs of the 2016 Summer Ball, were faced with a dilemma—choosing a theme for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago’s largest annual fundraiser….
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Tally Ho
Riders saddle their horses outside white clapboard and green-shuttered stables designed by David Adler. Once mounted, the group trots down a winding tree-lined road. The men’s vivid scarlet coats contrast…
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A Knack for a Second Act
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote “there are no second acts in American lives.” At first glance, these words seem dark. Yet, literary critics argue Fitzgerald’s words are optimistic and mean one’s…
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To the Manor Reborn: Thirty Years of Design & …
In 1985, American teenagers packed theaters to watch director John Hughes’ coming-of-age drama The Breakfast Club. That same year, the Lake Forest Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society (IWS), a…
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