Then on the third day, we took the
train into the city...
...and finally arrived at the Art Institute of Chicago to see the originals.
 Here's our group under Georgia O'Keeffe's "Sky Over Clouds", right
First, we spent two classes at Christine
Thornton's Art Studio copying works of art
that are located at the Art Institute.  
...and walked for awhile...
Jake doing the Giacometti.
John, Ben and Michael with Piet
Mondrian's "Composition #1, Red-Grey"
Michael, age 8
John, age 7
Ben, age 9
Allison and Gabby with Paul Klee's "Sunset"
Gabby, age 8
Allison, age 9
Emily, age 9, with Mary Cassatt's
"On a Balcony"
Sabina and Jake with Arthur Dove's
"Silver Sun"
Sabina, age 7
Jake, age 12
Mary Clare, age 10, with Henri Rousseau's
"Waterfall"
Jon, age 9, with Georgia O'Keeffe's
"Black Cross, New Mexico"
Johnny, age 8
Johnny and Joey with Joan Miro's
"Personages with Star"
Joey, age 10
Hannah, age 9, with Pierre-Auguste
Renoir's "On the Terrace (Two Sisters)"
Tyler, age 9, with Gustave Caillebotte's
"Paris Street: Rainy Day"
After seeing all that fantastic art, we took the bridge from the
new Modern Wing over to Millenium park. It was a gorgeous
Art Institute
Field Trip
August 2009