Oakton Hosts Reception for 'The Art of Leon and Sadie Garland' Exhibit

Enjoy a public reception for The Art of Leon and Sadie Garland – the first major exhibit celebrating this married artist couple, whose work captured Chicago and Europe during the early 20th century – on Thursday, August 8, from 5 – 8 p.m., at Oakton’s Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines. The free show, which continues the Oakton Koehnline Museum’s tradition of featuring Chicago artists and their contributions during the Great Depression, opens Thursday, August 1 and runs through Friday, September 20.

Russian-born Leon Garland (1896-1941) came to Chicago in 1913. A student of the Art Institute of Chicago and Hull-House, he created an extensive body of work, including a large number of paintings for the W.P.A. His wife, Sadie Ellis Garland Dreikurs (1900-1996), grew up in the Windy City, took art classes at the Hull-House, and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After their marriage, the two traveled and studied in France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, and Switzerland before returning to Chicago. On their return, the duo experimented with a variety of subjects and styles, including cubism.

The Koehnline Museum of Art is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday.

For more information, call (847) 635-2633, or visit www.oakton.edu/museum.