Extras
Art & Design in Chicago - Trailer
WTTW premieres a four-part series exploring Chicago's art and design history.
Art & Design in Chicago - Trailer
In the 1970s, artists began to set up alternative exhibition spaces on Hubbard Street.
Hubbard Street Gallery Scene
An reclusive artist who wrote, drew, and painted thousands of pages of illustrations.
Artist/Writer Henry Darger
Even though Yoakum was not not academically trained, the Imagists recognized his talent.
Artist Joseph Yoakum
Maier became recognized as as one of the greatest modern street photographers.
Photographer Vivian Maier
Typeface Designer Robert Hunter Middleton
Middleton was Ludlow Typesetting Machine Co.'s star typeface designer.
Typeface Designer Robert Hunter Middleton
Art, Design and Marshall Field & Company
The Marshall Field Company was an early innovator of advertising and marketing.
Art, Design and Marshall Field & Company
Artist/Designer Charles Dawson
Dawson saw his work as part of building a black community in Chicago.
Artist/Designer Charles Dawson
The TV Commercials of Joe Sedelmaier
Joe Sedelmaier explains how he made entertaining commercials using regular people.
The TV Commercials of Joe Sedelmaier
Designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard
The husband and wife design duo famous for their Wrigley Chewing Gum campaigns.
Designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard
Artisan Jesús Torres & Edgar Miller
Jesús Torres was an early pioneer in bridging modern art to ancient indigenous cultures.
Artisan Jesús Torres & Edgar Miller
Industrial Designer Helen Hughes Dulany
Helen Hughes Dulany was one of the first female industrial designers.
Industrial Designer Helen Hughes Dulany
Ceramicist Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly
Pitchford-Jolly founded the collective Sapphire and Crystals for African American artists.
Ceramicist Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly
Motley established a reputation as a Chicago participant in the Harlem Renaissance.
Painter Archibald Motley, Jr.
A landmark mural of African American heroes inspired by ongoing civil rights struggles.
The Wall of Respect
Black Mural Movement muralists discuss Justine DeVan's work and impact on the community.
Community Mural Making
Perkins became one of the most important visual artists in the Chicago Renaissance.
Sculptor Marion Perkins
Marshall has become an internationally renowned artist with his large-scale paintings.
Artist Kerry James Marshall
In 1948, Art Institute students organized their own show called Exhibition Momentum.
Exhibition Momentum
In 1937, a new school emerged that sought to train the "designer of the future."
Institute of Design
Chicago’s oldest community arts center helped launch careers of many influential artists.
Hyde Park Art Center
South Side Community Art Center
SSCAC provided an exhibition space for African American artists who lacked representation.
South Side Community Art Center
Lorado Taft and The White Rabbits
Perhaps no other sculptor has played as prominent a role in Chicago as Lorado Taft.