1959 Original Neg. Queen
Identifier
F.2012-03-0742
Date Of Production
1959
Abstract
After a motorcade procession down Michigan Avenune, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip take a guided tour of the Art Institute of Chicago on July 6, 1959. Board member William McCormick Blair shows them Impressionist works, Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles, and Picasso's The Old Guitarist. The camera lingers on El Greco's The Assumption of the Virgin and Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
The Queen and her husband were on a 15,000-mile, 45-day tour along the St. Lawrence Seaway visiting all Canadian provinces and four of the Great Lakes, including a 14-hour stop in Chicago. This was their only American stop and was the first visit of a reigning British monarch to the Windy City.
The Queen and her husband were on a 15,000-mile, 45-day tour along the St. Lawrence Seaway visiting all Canadian provinces and four of the Great Lakes, including a 14-hour stop in Chicago. This was their only American stop and was the first visit of a reigning British monarch to the Windy City.
Run Time
3 min 32 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
150 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Negatives
Genre
Form
Subject
Monarchy--Great Britain
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Museums
History
Parades and processions
Art
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Museums
History
Parades and processions
Art
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (is participant)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (is participant)
William McCormick Blair (is participant)
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