An Open Secret
An Open Secret

Author: Nicholas L. Syrett

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2021-04-30

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 022676155X

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"An Open Secret traces the history of philanthropist Robert Allerton and his companion, John Wyatt Gregg, whom Allerton formally adopted as his son in 1960, after decades of living together. Yet why did these two men, who appear to be a gay couple from our view today, choose to project a father/son relationship? Syrett argues that in a period of both rising homosexual openness and social disapproval, the men had to find an alternative public logic for their situation. Whether or not Allerton and Gregg had sex with each other, they were undoubtedly a queer union: two high-society men who did not affirm traditional notions of partnership or couplehood"--

Inside Allerton
Inside Allerton

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-17

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780692867402

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Inside Allerton is an architectural and historical guidebook to the entire Robert Allerton Park located in central Illinois, featuring more than 100 color photos, and dozens of historic photographs and original architectural drawings.

A Guide to Art at the University of Illinois
A Guide to Art at the University of Illinois

Author: Muriel Scheinman

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780252064425

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Placing her subjects in a social as well as art historical context, Muriel Scheinman provides engaging catalog entries describing how various pieces came to the university and how critics, faculty, and students received them.

Robert Allerton: His Parks and Legacies
Robert Allerton: His Parks and Legacies

Author: Maureen Holtz

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467106186

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His philanthropies are little known outside of Central Illinois and Kauai, but the Art Institute of Chicago and the Honolulu Academy of Arts benefited from his magnanimous assistance with funding and artwork. Allerton was a quiet man who left his mark in both Illinois and Hawaii. Robert Allerton: His Parks and Legacies includes photographs taken over the last 100 years that document his life and properties. Named one of the Seven Wonders of Illinois, Robert Allerton Park is visited by nearly 100,000 people annually. Allerton, a wealthy Chicago philanthropist and art collector, donated his palatial country estate to the University of Illinois in 1946 with the intent that it should be maintained as a wildlife preserve and an example of landscape gardening. Today Robert Allerton Park is both a National Historic Site and National Natural Landmark.

Carb Wars
Carb Wars

Author: Judy Barnes Baker

Publisher: Mildren H Coleman

Published: 2007-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780979201806

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"This book is filled with delicious low-carb recipes that let you indulge your cravings while still maintaining a healthful lifestyle."--Global Books in Print.