City Beautiful: The Plan of Chicago

The 1909 Plan of Chicago authored by visionaries Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett shaped the city and suburbs for generations of residents and visitors to enjoy. “The Plan” also occupies a position of great importance in the history of urban planning. This slide lecture explores the 1909 Plan of Chicago along with its origins and sources. Learn about the full scope of the plan and its relationship to European and American precedents. Follow the transition from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the City Beautiful Movement so eloquently manifested in the Chicago plan. Art Historian Jeff Mishur presents this slide lecture. Mishur is an owner of Art Excursions, a company that provides private guiding in Chicago; lectures; and boutique art and culture tours in the United States.

Presenter will be virtual.