Jonathan Kane — art collection
Last updated: author corrections — location defaults, Kendra Chicago, Afterlife at Ateljé D, sold commissions segregated.
Personal collection held by Jonathan Kane, heavily weighted toward Deanna Haight / Ateljé D (618 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago). Jonathan is patron and model.
Location convention (current inventory): A piece is listed at Ateljé D or office only when canon or author placement says so. All other held works are at the Hancock condo or in storage (condo storage closet or equivalent) unless a chapter notes a temporary move (e.g. external show).
Scope: This file inventories works Jonathan owns and keeps. Commissioned works that were sold to third parties (gallery, collector, show buyer) are not in his collection — see § Commissioned / exhibited — sold (not in collection).
Display locations (rollup)
| Location |
Held works explicitly placed here |
| Ateljé D (gallery, back gallery, private display) |
Afterlife; Nuclear Family when shown at the gallery; opening / auction display; works Deanna marks not for sale at shows |
| Office (Spurgeon Research / Jonathan’s trading office; Clermont when noted) |
Financial Market series; Rising Sun; Cherry Blossom; charcoal — Keiko and Jonathan; bulk move of Jonathan-owned art (CTL6 ch 6) |
| Hancock condo |
Default for held art not at Ateljé D or office — gallery room, downstairs walls, Japanese room prints, nursery murals, student pieces Jonathan keeps |
| Storage |
Default overflow when not on wall; Nuclear Family temporarily during housewarming |
| External shows (temporary) |
Loaned inventory; returns to condo, storage, Ateljé D, or office per piece |
Held collection — Deanna Haight
Financial Market Series
| Work |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| Bull Market |
Office (Research, then trading office) |
CTL4 ch 31, 38, 39, 41; CTL6 ch 6 |
| Bear Market |
Office |
CTL4 ch 31, 38, 39, 41; CTL6 ch 6 |
| Gold Market |
Office |
CTL4 ch 33, 38, 39, 41; CTL6 ch 6 |
| Silver Market |
Office |
CTL4 ch 33, 38, 39, 41; CTL6 ch 6 |
Keiko-themed abstracts (office set)
| Work |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| Rising Sun |
Office |
CTL4 ch 33, 38, 41; CTL6 ch 6 |
| Cherry Blossom |
Office |
CTL4 ch 33, 41; CTL6 ch 6 |
Nuclear Family Series
| Work |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| Nuclear Family I |
Condo / storage; Ateljé D when on display; temporary external shows |
CTL4 ch 39, 40, 62, 63, 66; CTL5 ch 12, 18, 24, 42, 49; CTL6 ch 17, 23, 29, 30 |
| Nuclear Family II |
Condo / storage; Ateljé D when on display |
CTL4 ch 57, 62, 66 |
| Nuclear Family III |
Condo / storage; posed at Ateljé D |
CTL5 ch 18, 24 |
| Nuclear Family IV |
Condo / storage; session at Ateljé D |
CTL5 ch 56, 57 |
| Nuclear Family V |
Condo / storage; Ateljé D / New York (not for sale) |
CTL6 ch 17, 30 |
Realism — Keiko portrait
| Work |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| Afterlife |
Ateljé D (on display). Also titled in prose as portrait of Keiko; planning alias: Portrait of Keiko Suzuki Kane |
CTL4 ch 15, 20, 27, 62; CTL6 ch 23, 30 |
| Work |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| «Joie de vivre et la petite mort» (10 panels) |
Condo / storage or Ateljé D; external shows; sale contingent on San Francisco display rights |
CTL5 ch 69, 72; CTL6 ch 17, 30 |
| Rebirth of Venus |
Condo / storage; temporary New York show |
CTL6 ch 17, 30 |
| Patronus et Cliens (six drawings) |
Condo / storage; temporary New York show |
CTL6 ch 30 |
Other Deanna — held
| Work |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| Chelsea portraits (pair); Chelsea commission Jonathan buys |
Condo (gallery room) |
CTL5 ch 70; CTL6 ch 30 |
| Charcoal — Keiko and Jonathan |
Office |
CTL4 ch 28 |
Held collection — other artists
| Work |
Artist |
Location |
Canon chapters |
| Chicago |
Kendra (not Deanna) |
Condo (wall past Japanese room); office overflow discussed |
CTL4 ch 67 |
| Nursery murals |
Kassie |
Condo (nursery) |
CTL4 ch 52 |
| Vase (red and gold) |
Kassie |
Condo (gallery room) |
CTL5 ch 49 |
| Housewarming pieces Jonathan keeps |
Kassie, Kendra, Stacey, others |
Condo / storage; student work may rotate through Ateljé D |
CTL4 ch 60, 63 |
| Octopuses and Ama (print) |
(Japanese print) |
Condo |
CTL4 ch 62 |
Deanna Cityscapes series (New York, Los Angeles, etc.) — author planning only; no Chicago by Deanna (Kendra owns that title on-page).
Commissioned / exhibited — sold (not in collection)
Works Deanna (or Jonathan as patron) commissioned or showed for sale where the buyer was not Jonathan — excluded from the held inventory above.
| Work |
Notes |
Canon chapters |
| «La petite mort» |
Sold at Evanston show ($600) |
CTL4 ch 12, 13, 31 |
| Sunset |
Evanston show piece (press photo); sold / not retained by Jonathan on-page |
CTL4 ch 12 |
| Evanston show sales (batch) |
Four to collectors, three to gallery owner (CTL4 ch 19); Jonathan did not buy back «La petite mort» |
CTL4 ch 12, 15, 19 |
| Oak Park / gallery show sales |
Pieces sold at reserve or full price to third parties (red-dot sales Jonathan does not hold) |
CTL4 ch 12, 38, 60 |
| San Francisco / New York auction or silent-auction sale lots |
Individual Deanna works sold to bidders (not purple “not for sale” tags); excludes Nuclear Family, Afterlife, and other retained works |
CTL5 ch 45, 46; CTL6 ch 29, 30 |
Retained commissions (in collection): Paintings commissioned for Jonathan and kept — Financial Market series, Keiko office pair (Rising Sun, Cherry Blossom), Keiko portrait (Afterlife), Nuclear Family series, Chelsea piece he purchases (CTL5 ch 70), etc.
Ownership and exhibition notes
| Topic |
Detail |
Chapters |
| Patron |
Jonathan commissions and holds option on Deanna work; sold show pieces leave the collection |
CTL4 ch 39, 41 |
| Catalogue |
At condo events, sheets distinguish personal collection vs for sale (CTL4 ch 63) |
CTL4 ch 63 |
| Ateljé D building |
Jonathan purchases building; gallery display includes Afterlife and retained inventory |
CTL6 ch 23, 35 |
| Silent auction |
Sale pieces vs retained display (Nuclear Family, Afterlife, etc.) |
CTL6 ch 29, 30 |
| Birthday |
“Group Nuclear Family” on Nov 3 calendar |
CTL6 ch 37 |
See also