Sep 24, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: The Sprawling David Bowie Exhibition Hitting America This Week

NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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Career retrospective *David Bowie Is* opened at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art yesterday, and encompasses 47 years of the pop icon's work.
NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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Sheet music and promotional materials from the Bowie classic "Space Oddity"—and even some inspirations, like the *Whole Earth Catalog* at right.

NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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A stage set model for the 1974 *Diamonds Dogs* tour.
NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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A hand-colored 1974 Terry O'Neill photograph of Bowie with William S. Burroughs.

NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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An EMS Synthi AKS given to Bowie by Brian Eno—and used during the recording of "Heroes."
NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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Handwritten lyrics and studio notes alongside the cover art from Bowie's prodigious catalog.

NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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This striped bodysuit from Bowie's 1972 *Aladdin Sane* tour is one of 60 costumes featured in the exhibition.
NATHAN KEAY, © THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE. COURTESY OF THE MCA CHICAGO
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Another installation looks at the early stages of "Davie Jones"' career, from publicity photos to posters.

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