Art Institute of Chicago: Difference between revisions

Director [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] included a sequence in the Art Institute in his 1986 film ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', which is set in Chicago. During it, the characters are shown viewing ''[[A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte]]''. Hughes had first visited the institute as a "refuge" while in high school.<ref name="ferris_commentary">{{cite AV media| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p89gBjHB2Gs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/p89gBjHB2Gs |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live| title=John Hughes commentary - The Museum scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off| date=7 August 2009| website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hughes' commentary on the sequence was used as a reference point by journalist [[Hadley Freeman]] in a discussion of the Republican presidential primary candidates in 2011.<ref name="freeman">{{cite news| last=Freeman| first=Hadley| date=November 15, 2011| url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/15/werner-herzog-america-republican| title=Two new films reveal the death and triumph of the American dream| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| location=London}}</ref>