Matisse Burns in Chicago #1913ArmoryShow

Were Chicagoans less receptive to modern art and ideas than New Yorkers? After New York, the 1913 Armory Show opened in Chicago, where art students burned paintings by Henri Matisse in effigy. Find out more on our Armory Show at 100 blog: http://armory.nyhistory.org/matisse-burns-in-chicago/

Find out more about the Art Institute of Chicago's role as the final 1913 Armory Show venue: http://extras.artic.edu/armoryshow