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Genesis: Gifts and Promised Gifts to the Permanent Collection
September, 10 2004 - December 31, 2004

Press release:
Inaugural Exhibition of Intuit's Permanent Collection Opens September 10 at Intuit
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art presents the exhibition Genesis: Gifts and Promised Gifts to the Permanent Collection in both galleries from September 10 through December 31, 2004 at Intuit, 756 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; admission is free. It opens with a reception on Friday, September 10 from 5 - 8 p.m.

In 2002, Intuit embarked on its next stage of development with the decision to establish a permanent collection. Led by the collections and acquisitions committee, Intuit Exhibition Committee Chair Jan Petry curated an inaugural exhibition featuring promised gifts received from friends and supporters from Chicago, across the nation, and overseas-artists, private collectors, dealers, and supporters. Today, the organization has received gifts of works by William Hawkins, William Dawson, David Philpot, Minnie Evans, Lee Godie, Howard Finster, Johann Hauser, Dwight Mackintosh, Justin McCarthy, Oswald Tschirtner, P.M. Wentworth, Miles Carpenter, Willie White, Wesley Willis, and Joseph Yoakum. Intuit member Jessica Moss also curated a special installation from Intuit's Henry Darger archive, featuring the fireplace mantle decorated with religious materials from the artist's collection.

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