Picture This: Did The Art Institute of Chicago Ever Rent Out Paintings?
Robert K. Elder would love to decorate the walls in his living room with original paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago. So he was floored when a friend told him that her mom rented two pieces of artwork back in the day. This was hard for Robe
March 25, 20188m 5s
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<p>Robert K. Elder would love to decorate the walls in his living room with original paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago. So he was floored when a friend told him that her mom rented two pieces of artwork back in the day. <span style="font-family: inherit;">This was hard for Robert to imagine. Like, what would that even look like? Someone strolling onto Michigan Avenue with a rented Monet stuck in his or her backpack? <i>Curious City </i>looked into whether this story has any truth to it. </span></p><!--EndFragment--><p><br></p><p><br></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/63v1zPvW64g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>