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Selected Collections
Anne Abrons and David Sharpe, New York
Rolf AchiIles, Chicago
James Adkins, Chicago
Dennis Adrian, Chicago
Gretchen and Tom Anderson, Chicago
Lisa Audi, Chicago
Don and Frances Baxter, Houston, Texas
Richard Born, Chicago
Martin Bourgeault and Dita Limová, Paris, France
John Bross, Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buchbinder, Chicago
Jana Burianková, Prague, Czech Republic
Richard Caitung, Chicago
Chicago Public Library
Mary and Roy Cullen, Houston, Texas
Meredith Cullen, Dallas, Texas
George Danforth, Chicago
Edward Dickson, Chicago
Denise and Stephen F. Doctor, Chicago
Ann Englander, Chicago
Marjorie Friedman, Riverwoods, Illinois
Martin and Nina Fusek, Prague, Czech Republic
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gerber, Highland Park, Illinois
Wally Goodman and Patrick Duffy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Andrew Greeley, Chicago
Klaus and Gisela Groenke, Berlin, Germany
Keith Hartley, Edinburgh, Scotland
Peter Hawrylewicz and Ken Lieber, Miami Beach, Florida
Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville
Ruth Horwich, Chicago
Matt Houtsma and Linda Ross, Chicago
Jones/Faulkner Collection, Chicago
Patricia John and Kenneth Northcott, Chicago
James King, Naples, Florida
Jan and Sheldon Kirshner, Chicago
Vladina Krumpová, Prague, Czech Republic
Las Vegas Art Museum
Carl Lewis, Houston, Texas
Leon Lyons, Newport Beach, California
Deeann Levy, Chicago
Inge Maser, Chicago
Alice Medel, Laguna, California
Marilyn Oshman, Houston, Texas
Mark Pollack, Chicago
Rayovac Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin
Tom and Lisa Sebastian, San Franciso, California
Linda Sandel, St. Louis, Missouri
John and Aileen Schloerb, Chicago
David Schwartz, Seattle
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Susan Snow, Chicago
Michael Stavy, Chicago
Donna and Howard Stone, Chicago
Lolli Thurm, Chicago
Howard Tullman, Chicago
Union League Club of Chicago
Cathy Upjohn, Chicago
Otto Urban, Kovary, Czech Republic
Jan and Barbora Vančura, Prague, Czech Republic
Michelle Vishny, Chicago
Lisa Wainwright, Chicago
David Willenbrink, San Franciso, California
Timothy Wittman, Chicago