| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | March 27, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | March 27, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/03/27/korean-national-treasures-exhibit-art-institute-of-chicago-yeonsoo-chee |
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In April 2021, the Lee family of Samsung Electronics fame announced a bequest of
its enormous private collection of art to the South Korean government. Just four
months after the announcement, Yeonsoo Chee, the associate curator of Korean art
at the Art Institute of Chicago, approached the Korean go...