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Located in the William Fox Developmental Center, the stained glass windows were created for the Keeley Institute. Installed in 1903 when the building was rebuilt after the 1902 fire, the windows represent the five human senses affected by alcohol: seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling. 

The windows are from the Chicago studio of Louis J. Millet. In 1880, George L. Healy and Louis J. Millet began their very influential partnership, Healy & Millet. Their stained glass and decorating skills are associated with some of the most important structures built in Chicago after the Great Fire. The firm also exhibited at the 1889 Paris World’s Fair where their entire exhibition of “American Glass” was purchased for installation in the national Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, France. 

Millet taught at the Chicago Art Institute’s school from 1886 until 1918 and directed its department of decorative design until his retirement. He collaborated extensively with Louis Sullivan. His windows can be viewed in the Art Institute of Chicago and many other buildings in Chicago and the United States.

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