Ox-Bow Grounds

Prints and Drawings

1947

Francis Chapin
American, 1899-1965

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.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Francis Chapin
Title: Ox-Bow Grounds
Place: United States (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1947
Medium: Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 34.9 × 43.5 cm (13 3/4 × 17 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Francis Chapin
Reference Number: 1977.405

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