Featured Collection
Angela McElwain: Chicago Artist, Author & Avid Collector
Chicago based artist and author Angela McElwain invites us into her personal creative collective. McElwain’s collection features work from her dear friend, teacher and mentor, Lenore Szesko and her husband Robert Szesko. Lenore was an award winning and nationally recognized printmaker and her husband Robert was a brilliant self taught photographer.
As a Pre-Columbian and African Tribal scholar, Lenore had an extensive collection of artifacts from around the globe with a special interest in Mayan Culture. The McElwain collection features many tribal antiquities collected by her dear friends as they traveled and studied.
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Gianni Versace Celestial Sun Baroque Patterned Zip Pouch, 1990s
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Chippendale Style Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Ho-Ho Bird Mirror, 19th Century
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Chinese Lacquered, Paint-Decorated and Stone-Appliqué Folding Screen
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Louis Vuitton Porte-Monnaie Billets Trésor Wallet in Monogram Canvas
McElwain’s personal work focuses on abstract painting and assemblages, much of her work can be described as refined chaos. Included among her work in this collection is, “Detourner Le Bebe” which was exhibited in a one woman show at ARC Gallery, Chicago, in 2017.
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1950s West Germany Floral Brooch and Earrings Set Including Rhinestones
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Italian Sterling Patterned Omega Chain Bracelet
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Christian Dior Top Handle Boston Bag in Brown Trotter Canvas
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Austin Productions Inc. Plaster Sculpture After David Fisher "At Play"
The extensive collection also includes pieces close to her heart, like the beautiful Vega Vegaphone Deluxe Tenor Banjo which was played by McElwain’s great uncle Angel Rasmussen, for whom she was named. Rasmussen played in the band Mr. B and His Lounge Lizards on stage in the early part of the twentieth century.
McElwain continues to create in Chicago, just publishing the graphic novel “Dead Cops Detective Bureau”, Chapter 1, “The Brothers Grim” as co-author and artist on the project.
Dig into this robust, interesting and well-rounded collection from a talented group.
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Still Life Oil Painting, Mid-20th Century
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C. Liton Copy Oil Painting After Cornelis Springer of Dutch Street Scene
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"The Phantom of the Opera" Signed Third National Tour Poster
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Sally Rosenbaum Floral Still Life Oil Painting, 21st Century
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Oil Painting Portrait of a Nude Figure
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Pair of Danish Modern Teak and Custom-Upholstered Side Chairs, Mid-20th Century
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Gregorio Prestopino Watercolor and Ink Wash Painting "Little Grandma"
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Block Langenthal Transition Interaction China Luncheon Set
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Deborah Kriger Autumnal Landscape Oil Painting, Late 20th Century
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L. Hils Hafele Desert Landscape Acrylic Painting, 1989
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Bernard Gantner Limited Edition Color Lithograph "Étang sous la Pluie"
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