Roger Brown / Chicago: Paintings and Prints

Chicago Historical Society

Collection: Chicago Historical Society
Address: 1601 North Clark St., Chicago, IL
Contact: 312.642-4600
Hours and admission: Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Suggested admission of $5 for adults, $3 for seniors 65 and older and for students 13–22 and $1 for children 6–12. Free for members and children under 6. No General Admission charge on Mondays.
Location of work: On view in museum in first floor at the east end of building. Sometimes removed in event of special exhibition. Call for display status.

This painting features Abraham Lincoln looking down in deep contemplation. The painting faces east, and appears to have been installed in relationship to the bronze sculpture Lincoln, the Man (popularly called Standing Lincoln), by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, which is outside in Lincoln Park and can be viewed from the gallery window.

State of Illinois Building/Thompson Center

Collection: State of Illinois Building/Thompson Center
Address: 160 North LaSalle St, Chicago, IL
Contact: Peg Foley, 312.814-6660 (office directory)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location of work: Work located on fourth floor at the exit elevator.

Harold Washington Public Library

Collection: Harold Washington Public Library
Address: 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL
Contact: Art Department Reference Desk, 312.791-7500 (general info number)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location of work: On view on second floor mezzanine.
Additional information: If you are interested in further information on Roger Brown, there is a notebook of citations for Roger Brown related articles and books at the art reference desk.

McCormick Place

Collection: McCormick Place
Address: 2301 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Contact: Paula Riggins, 312.256-8051 or priggins@mpea.com
Visiting guidelines: Because McCormick Place is a conference center and hosts many events it is necessary to call ahead for entry into building.
Location of work: Work on the 1st floor by Gate# 2.

Cole Taylor Bank (previously Main Bank of Chicago)

Collection: Cole Taylor Bank (previously Main Bank of Chicago)
Address: 350 East Dundee Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090
Contact: Carolyn Carramusa, Administrative Officer, 847.808-6873
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Call ahead for larger groups.
Location of work: Work located on first floor in lobby.

William Rainey Harper College

Public Building
1969, Acrylic on canvas

Collection: William Rainey Harper College
Address: 1200 West Algonquin, Palatine, IL
Contact: Rebecca Keller, Art Curator, 847.925.6336
Visiting guidelines: Call ahead for hours and to confirm display and location status.
Location of work: On display in Liberal Arts Conference Room, and visible through a window in to the room.

Playboy Collection

arious works by Roger Brown
commissioned by Playboy Magazine

Collection: Playboy Collection
Address: 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Contact: Barbara Hoffman, Collection Curator, 312.373-2655
Visiting guidelines: Works located throughout the offices. View by appointment only. Groups of at least 5 preferred.

A.C. Buehler Library

Paintings and prints by Roger Brown

Collection: A.C. Buehler Library
Location: Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Dr., Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
Contact: For library information call, 630.617-3173. For further information on the paintings themselves contact Richard Paulson, Curator of Painting, 630. 617-3556.
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Friday - Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 p.m - 12:00 a.m.
Hours may vary with school holidays, call for confirmation.
Location of works: Works on view throughout main floor of library.

Works in collection:

See Seven Cities 1971, oil on canvas
Performances 1971, oil on canvas
Standing While All Around Are Sinking 1977, Etching and aquatint
Sinking 1977, Etching and aquatint