UA Student to Intern at Art Institute of Chicago

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama student Matthew Harper of Helena has been awarded a prestigious summer internship at the Art Institute of Chicago with the department of American Art.

The Art Institute of Chicago houses more than 1,000 paintings and sculptures, including works by Frederic Remington and the Alfred Stieglitz collection along with nearly 2,500 decorative art objects dating from the 17th century-present day. Harper is the only intern for the department of American Art and one of 10 interns for the museum.

Harper’s internship will run from June 1- Aug. 15. The UA student was also awarded the Mary M. Morgan Memorial Art Scholarship and the Virginia Rembert Liles Endowed Scholarship in Art this year.

Harper has previously served at the art gallery coordinator for the Ferguson Center Gallery since February 2005. The Ferguson Art Gallery credits its full slate of exhibits to Harper’s dedication and diligence to student awareness about the gallery.

For more information about the Art Institute of Chicago go to www.artic.edu or http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/amer/index.php.