Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago Colorwear The featured sketch was completed

The featured sketch was completed by Tod Williams after the 2006 renovation of Phoenix Art Museum by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

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Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago Colorwear The featured sketch was completedThe 68 miniature rooms conceived by Mrs. James Ward Thorne of Chicago and constructed between 1937 and 1940 have intrigued and delighted generations of visitors to the Art Institute. Take an armchair tour of interiors from the 16th century through the 1930s and American furnishings from the 17th century to 1940all are insight fully presented and chronicled in this revised edition. Hardcover 184 pages with 162 illustrations. About the Thorne Rooms at