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H. C. Westermann

A wooden sculpture shaped like a peanut sits atop a wooden crate labeled “KEEP UP” with an upward arrow, and the text “WESTERMANN” and “206” written on the crate. The background is plain white.

by Elisa Shoenberger | March 17, 2026

H.C. Westermann’s “Anchor Clanker” Showcases the Sculptor’s Skill and Satire The Art Institute amasses the largest collection of works in over two decades by H.C. Westermann.

by Charles Venkatesh Young | November 26, 2024

Chicago’s Eccentrics and Masters: A Review of “The Way I See It” at The Drawing Center, New York

by Stephen F. Eisenman | March 1, 2016

Review: Martin Puryear/Art Institute of Chicago

by Elliot Reichert | January 16, 2016

Review: Surrealism: The Conjured Life/Museum of Contemporary Art

by Elliot Reichert | November 29, 2015

Review: Matt Siber/DePaul Art Museum

by Elliot Reichert | September 11, 2015

The Interview Project Interview: A Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

by Brian Hieggelke | February 14, 2011

Review: Seeing Is a Kind of Thinking: A Jim Nutt Companion/Museum of Contemporary Art

by Tom Lynch | December 28, 2009

Newcity’s Top 5 of Everything 2009: Art & Museums

by Tom Lynch | December 1, 2009

At Zeroes End: Art in Chicago, 2000–2009

by Jason Foumberg | April 6, 2009

Review: H. C. Westermann/Smart Museum of Art

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