Uta Staley
Uta Staley, a native of Germany and a long-time resident of Chicago, Illinois, devotes much of her time to supporting the arts in her adopted city. A devotee of Beethoven, Ms. Staley supports the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and frequently attends concerts at Orchestra Hall. Uta Staley also maintains a love for the opera.
As an avid fan of the Impressionists, Uta Staley regularly patronizes the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute includes such seminal Impressionist works as Gustave Caillebotte's "Paris Street: A Rainy Day," Claude Monet's "Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare," Georges Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte--1884," and Mary Cassatt's "The Child's Bath." Ms. Staley also supports the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Uta Staley previously worked in the travel industry, and continues to enjoy travel, anthropology, and history. She frequently visits the Field Museum of Natural History and the Chicago Historical Museum. She maintains membership at the Newberry Library, a world-renowned collection of historical books and papers located at 60 West Walton Street in Chicago. The Newberry's collection includes 500,000 maps, which cover the history of travel and exploration from the 15th century onward. In addition, Uta Staley supports the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
Uta Staley often visits Europe, Africa, and Asia, and dedicates her humanitarian efforts to the people of Ethiopia by supporting the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago. She has provided financial assistance to students from Ethiopia who wish to attend universities in the United States. Finally, she provides direct support to families living in Ethiopia.
As an avid fan of the Impressionists, Uta Staley regularly patronizes the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute includes such seminal Impressionist works as Gustave Caillebotte's "Paris Street: A Rainy Day," Claude Monet's "Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare," Georges Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte--1884," and Mary Cassatt's "The Child's Bath." Ms. Staley also supports the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Uta Staley previously worked in the travel industry, and continues to enjoy travel, anthropology, and history. She frequently visits the Field Museum of Natural History and the Chicago Historical Museum. She maintains membership at the Newberry Library, a world-renowned collection of historical books and papers located at 60 West Walton Street in Chicago. The Newberry's collection includes 500,000 maps, which cover the history of travel and exploration from the 15th century onward. In addition, Uta Staley supports the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
Uta Staley often visits Europe, Africa, and Asia, and dedicates her humanitarian efforts to the people of Ethiopia by supporting the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago. She has provided financial assistance to students from Ethiopia who wish to attend universities in the United States. Finally, she provides direct support to families living in Ethiopia.