Fantastic Images; Chicago Art Since 1945

"In Fantastic Images, critic Franz Schulze presents the first comprehensive discussion of the body of work which has been called, sometimes affectionately and sometimes disparagingly, the "Chicago School" of art. The author considers the work of 28 artists: a diverse group bound together more by attitude than style--by its almost perverse but deliberate inclination to bypass the mainstream of the Paris and New York schools. Mr. Schulze puts the discussion into context by tracing its beginnings in the 1940s through its development in the 1960s and 70s."--Dust jacket flap.