A family connection to a historical miniature room | Kit Shields | Playing Favorites 

Kit Shields, assistant editor in Publishing, discusses Narcissa Niblack Thorne’s miniature rooms and how her father’s own furniture building drew her to this extraordinary example of ingenuity and craftsmanship.
Thorne designed this work during the Colonial Revival movement, a moment that expressed an invented American identity rooted almost exclusively in the Atlantic coast. Collaborating with a group of skilled Chicago artisans, Thorne meticulously designed, furnished, and lit each of the 68 rooms in the Art Institute’s collection.
This video is part of the Playing Favorites series, in which Art Institute of Chicago staff share their favorite works from the collection.
Learn more about A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800 on our artwork page:
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Learn more about Narcissa Niblack Thorne and the miniature rooms:
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