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Art & Design in Chicago - Trailer

WTTW premieres a four-part series exploring Chicago's art and design history. (1m 16s)

Photographer Vivian Maier

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Maier became recognized as as one of the greatest modern street photographers. (5m 25s)

Painter Gertrude Abercrombie

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They called her the “Queen of the Bohemian Artists." (4m 26s)

Hubbard Street Gallery Scene

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In the 1970s, artists began to set up alternative exhibition spaces on Hubbard Street. (6m 27s)

Artist/Writer Henry Darger

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An reclusive artist who wrote, drew, and painted thousands of pages of illustrations. (4m 20s)

Artist Joseph Yoakum

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Even though Yoakum was not not academically trained, the Imagists recognized his talent. (4m 4s)

Typeface Designer Robert Hunter Middleton

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Middleton was Ludlow Typesetting Machine Co.'s star typeface designer. (3m 12s)

The TV Commercials of Joe Sedelmaier

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Joe Sedelmaier explains how he made entertaining commercials using regular people. (4m 4s)

Industrial Designer Helen Hughes Dulany

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Helen Hughes Dulany was one of the first female industrial designers. (2m 4s)

Designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard

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The husband and wife design duo famous for their Wrigley Chewing Gum campaigns. (3m 43s)

Artist/Designer Charles Dawson

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Dawson saw his work as part of building a black community in Chicago. (4m 46s)

Artisan Jesús Torres & Edgar Miller

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Jesús Torres was an early pioneer in bridging modern art to ancient indigenous cultures. (3m 58s)