Portfolio: John N. Chester Estate Fund Awards
John Needels Chester (Groveport, OH 1864–1955 Urbana, IL), graduated from University of Illinois 1891 with a degree in engineering, earned his professional degree in civil engineering in 1909 and his master's from UIUC in 1911. After his career as an engineer, he served as the director of the University of Illinois Foundation. Subsequent to his death he donated papers and items to the university, as well as setting up an endowment to purchase art for University of Illinois. These artworks were purchased with awarded Estate Funds.
Explanation of the Golden Bellows (Verclaringhe Vanden Gouden Blaes-balck)
Arlequin sur l'Hyppogryphe a la Croisade Lojoliste. Armée van de Heylige Ligue voor der Jesuiten Monarchy
![Image of Peace Conference at Breda, 1667, Depicted in Nine Scenes (Vreede-Handelingh tot Breda, Gesloten op den XXXI July, Ende Geratificeert [...])](/Media/Previews/2010s/2019/2019-7-6_p1_2020.png)
![Image of Batavia Attacked [Batavie aangerand... De Fabel van Apollo en Dafne... De Fabel van Neptunus en Koronis...]](/Media/Previews/2010s/2019/2019-7-8_p1_2021.png)
Lamentation or the Ordained Remorseful Plea (Iamertiens Oft Aventuersche berouw Clacht gedaen / aen den Ouwe trouwe Geus van de Cort Rijcke Heeren tot een Nieu-Jaer)
Battle on the Sound on November 8, 1658 (Zee Slagh inde Sont Op den 8. November 1658)
The Terrible Death of Johan and Cornelis de Witt (Afbeelding en verhaal van 't schriklik omkomen van mr. Johan de Wit (...) en sijn broeder mr. Cornelis de Wit...)
Depiction of the Lords and Brothers Cornelis and Johan de Witt (Op de Afbeeldinge der heeren gebroederen Cornelis en Johan de Witt)
Mirror of the Street, Citizen's Justice (Spiegel van Staet, en Recht der Burgers)
Allegory of the plight of the Netherlands at the beginning of the year 1672, (De Worstelende Maagd, Tot Bescherming van hare Vryheyt), 1672
- Alphonse Mucha [1]
- Andy Warhol [2]
- Armin Landeck [1]
- Barnett Newman [1]
- Brice Marden [1]
- Claes Jansz. Visscher [5]
- Claes Oldenburg [1]
- Edward Hopper [1]
- Ellsworth Kelly [1]
- Gérard de Lairesse [1]
- Hyman Bloom [1]
- Isabel Bishop [1]
- Jackson Pollock [6]
- James Rosenquist [1]
- Jan Luyken [1]
- Jasper Johns [1]
- Jim Dine [1]
- Jim Nutt [1]
- Louis Lozowick [1]
- Martin Lewis [1]
- Mel Bochner [1]
- Peggy Bacon [1]
- Petrus Feddes van Harlingen [2]
- Philip Guston [1]
- Robert Motherwell [1]
- Romeyn de Hooghe [18]
- Roy Lichtenstein [1]
- Sam Francis [1]
- Steven van Lamsweerde [1]
- Tom Wesselmann [1]
- Unknown Artist [6]
- Vija Celmins [1]
- Will Insley [7]
- Willem Jacobsz. Delff [1]