My Bucket List… of Art

My family has been taking me to art museums since I was very young. I remember going on adventures with my grandparents to downtown Chicago where we’d go to the Art Institute of Chicago, which I think was my first art museum.

Of course, when I was young I didn’t have quite the appreciation for art that I have now. When I was in college, my love of art really blossomed. One of the biggest things in my apartments in college was a framed poster of Hopper’s Nighthawks–which, of course, was one of the most famous paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago. One of my favorite movies of all time is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which also features a trip to the Art Institute. Luckily, the Art Institute was within driving distance of my dorm rooms and my college apartments, so I was able to visit fairly often.

Soon after starting to record my bucket list, as I was such a fan of art, I continuously found myself adding art museums to the list, but couldn’t remember what pieces of art were in which location(s). As I began to dream about seeing all of the art on the list, I recorded a separate, painting-specific bucket list where I started to keep track of my favorite paintings, and where and when I had seen them. I’ve replicated that list here. There’s about 100 paintings here, though I may add more as time goes on and I discover more that I must see.

Bucket List of Art