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Art & Design in Chicago

Artist Kerry James Marshall

Clip: Episode 2 | 4m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

Marshall has become an internationally renowned artist with his large-scale paintings.

Marshall has become an internationally renowned artist with his often large-scale paintings of African Americans that simultaneously reference Western art history and address the blinding-white absence of black figures within that history.

10/12/2018 | Rating NR

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Ceramicist Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly

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Clip: Ep2 | 4m 36s | Pitchford-Jolly founded the collective Sapphire and Crystals for African American artists. (4m 36s)

Community Mural Making

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Clip: Ep2 | 2m 22s | Black Mural Movement muralists discuss Justine DeVan's work and impact on the community. (2m 22s)

Painter Archibald Motley, Jr.

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Clip: Ep2 | 4m 11s | Motley established a reputation as a Chicago participant in the Harlem Renaissance. (4m 11s)

Sculptor Marion Perkins

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Clip: Ep2 | 3m 29s | Perkins became one of the most important visual artists in the Chicago Renaissance. (3m 29s)

The Wall of Respect

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Clip: Ep2 | 5m 21s | A landmark mural of African American heroes inspired by ongoing civil rights struggles. (5m 21s)

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