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    biomedicalephemera: unnaturalist: If you’re in Chicago, don’t miss this! And…it’s free! This groundbreaking exhibition showcases over one thousand artworks and other artifacts from the personal collection of Chicago-based collector Richard Harris. Amassed over several decades, Harris’s collection explores the iconography of death across cultures and traditions spanning nearly six thousand years, and includes works by some of the greatest artists of our time. Featuring paintings from the Thirty Years War (Jaques Callot -17th century) through the present day. Also a significant exhibit featuring non-war-related death iconography from thousands of years ago, through the 20th century. Check it out if you’re in the area!

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    unnaturalist:

    If you’re in Chicago, don’t miss this! And…it’s free!

    This groundbreaking exhibition showcases over one thousand artworks and other artifacts from the personal collection of Chicago-based collector Richard Harris. Amassed over several decades, Harris’s collection explores the iconography of death across cultures and traditions spanning nearly six thousand years, and includes works by some of the greatest artists of our time.

    Featuring paintings from the Thirty Years War (Jaques Callot -17th century) through the present day. Also a significant exhibit featuring non-war-related death iconography from thousands of years ago, through the 20th century.

    Check it out if you’re in the area!

    (via theossuary)