School of the Art Institute of Chicago Literary Lions Luncheon
@ Casino Club
195 E Delaware Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
Opening Wednesday, October 5th, from 12PM - 2PM
The Jean Goldman Book Prize is presented annually at the Literary Lions Luncheon to a nominated SAIC faculty member selected by a distinguished jury chaired by Dean of Faculty, Lisa Wainwright, on the merit of a recent publication. Proceeds from the luncheon and other contributions support the Literary Lions Fund, which awards research grants to SAIC faculty members.
The Director of the Frick Collection, Ian Wardropper, will present a lecture as this year’s distinguished guest speaker.
Ian Wardropper is Director of The Frick Collection and has organized more than twenty exhibitions in his specialties of European sculpture, earlier decorative arts, and twentieth-century design and decorative arts. Exhibitions he co-organized at the Metropolitan Museum of Art include Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure for the Palaces of Europe (2008) and Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution (2009). Recent publications include European Sculpture, 1400–1900, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2011); Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (2012); Limoges Enamels at The Frick Collection (2015); and The Frick Collection: Director’s Choice (2015).
To purchase tickets and to reserve your place at this event, please call 312.499.4190 or contact saicevents@saic.edu.
$1,000 Bibliophile
Table for six and optional seating with a nominated SAIC author; signed copy of prize-winning faculty book
$100 Book Browser
One seat at the Literary Lions Luncheon; signed copy of prize-winning SAIC faculty book
Net proceeds from this event will support the SAIC Literary Lions Fund. Thank you for your generous support of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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