Many of Chicago's premier painters as well as those trained primarily in printmaking availed themselves of these opportunities and thereby participated in a culture of collaboration, experimentation and diversification that remains little known. Together they form one of the most in-depth perspectives on a strong and constant tradition of printmaking in Chicago. Works by Gertrude Abercrombie, Ivan Albright, Don Baum, Adam Brooks, Rodney Carswell, Bill Cass, William Conger, Leon Golub, Richard Hunt, Vera Klement, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Hollis Sigler, Karl Wirsum, Bibiana Suarez and many others will be on view. The exhibition is curated by James Yood, one of Chicago's premier art critics and lecturer in the department of art theory and practice at Northwestern University, with the cooperation of Mark Pascale, assistant curator of prints and drawings, Art Institute of Chicago. Ltd. Special programming will continue throughout the exhibition.
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James Yood, lecturer, department of art theory and practice, Northwestern University will discuss Chicago's role as a center of modern art production, a subject that has rarely been closely examined. Bring your lunch. Beverages will be supplied. Admission is free. Local storyteller Alice Rubio will relate stories of Chicago's rich history featuring people and events that have developed the city's role as a center for creativity.