15,000-Item Collection of Architecture Photographer Richard Nickel Donated to Art Institute of Chicago

Never mind that pesky lawsuit filed back in September, the Art Institute of Chicago would much rather you focus on their positive news, like that nifty French Impressionism iPad app they’ve launched, or this week’s big news, that the organization has learned that it will be receiving more than 15,000 items from the collection of local architecture photography hero, Richard Nickel. The Chicago Tribune‘s Blair Kamin broke the story, sharing a peek at what’s in the collection, as well as the story behind its donation, from the Richard