Craig Bleitz is an American painter inspired by the landscapes and animals of the Midwest. To communicate an “authentic experience of place,” Blietz’s paintings invoke rural iconography that stirs the viewer’s recollections of agricultural America. His Painting TRITICUM (WHEAT) is hanging on display in Illinois Governor Pritzker’s Mansion. The 60 x 60” Oil painting is featured in the new publication by Rizzoli Network. A House That Made History: The Illinois Governors Mansion, Legacy of an Architectural Treasure, by the Author MK Pritzker, with Foreword by Michael S. Smith.

The publication of "A House the Made History" explores the extraordinary restoration project, by Michael S. Smith, interior designer for the Obama White House, who redecorated the Illinois Governor’s Mansion in collaboration with First Lady MK Pritzker, utilizing the best of Illinois’s long tradition of fine craftsmanship to allow the mansion’s prodigious history, exceptional decorative arts, and superb art to shine. The Pritzker's have continued to be patrons of Tory Folliard Gallery and we are ecstatic to see our artist showcased in this publication.