John H Vanderpoel Art Association

Founded in 1913, the Vanderpoel Art Association is a Chicago art gallery established by friends of John H. Vanderpoel as a memorial to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago instructor. Its collection includes works such as John H. Vanderpoel's Dutch Newsboy, Frank W. Benson's A Woman Reading, Maxfield Parrish's Entrance of the King, Grant Wood's Seed Time and Harvest, and Ernest Hennings' Examining His Arrows. The gallery presents American paintings and drawings connected to artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. It is located at Ridge Park Fieldhouse on South Longwood Drive. The gallery is accessible by elevator. Public hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to noon.