Art Institute of Chicago / Alsdorf Provenance Dataset (Updated May 2026)
This dataset preserves provenance information published by the Art Institute of Chicago for artworks associated with the James and Marilynn Alsdorf collection and related objects.
The dataset was assembled from publicly accessible museum webpages in June 2024 and May 2026.
Its purpose is to facilitate:
- progress tracking of research into provenance gaps
- provenance comparisons over time
- restitution and repatriation analysis
Note: Museum provenance information is dynamic. Object pages, provenance texts, donor attributions, and acquisition histories may change or disappear.
This dataset preserves snapshots of provenance information as published at specific dates.
Contents
The dataset includes, where available:
- accession numbers,
- object URLs,
- artist/culture attributions
- titles,
- provenance texts,
- donor and credit line information,
- exhibition histories,
- publication references,
- status notes, including approximate provenance gaps and deaccessions
.
This dataset reproduces provenance information as published by the museum at the time of capture. It is intended to support provenance researchers and others studying the evolution of institutional provenance narratives.
When citing the dataset, please include dataset version, retrieval date, and source URLs whenever possible.
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