<p>Artist Katie Chung (@kaaatiechung) asks Mark Pascale, a curator in the Art Institute's Department of Prints and Drawings, to demystify the acquisition process. Katie and Mark talk about Miyoko Ito’s 1948 lithograph, <em>From the Porch</em>, and one of Martin Ramirez’s drawings. Mark traces their journey from origin to the Art Institute’s collection and reveals just how human the acquisition process really is.&nbsp;</p> <p>Martin Ramirez, <em>Untitled</em><br> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/207736/untitled">https://www.artic.edu/artworks/207736/untitled</a></p> <p>Miyoko Ito, <em>From the Porch</em><br> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64344/from-the-porch">https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64344/from-the-porch</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.katiechung.com/">https://www.katiechung.com/</a></p> <p>Be sure to check out the Joesph Yoakum exhibition as well, on view now through October 18th.</p> <p>The music for the series, “Tinkering Inside the Edition” was created by Sonnenzimer, Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi. The series artwork was created by Todd Irwin of Bitmap Press.</p>