Art & Design in Chicago
Artist/Designer Charles Dawson
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Dawson saw his work as part of building a black community in Chicago.
Dawson saw his work as part of building a black community in Chicago and was the only black artist commissioned for the Century of Progress Fair.
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Art & Design in Chicago
Artist/Designer Charles Dawson
Clip: Episode 3 | 4m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Dawson saw his work as part of building a black community in Chicago and was the only black artist commissioned for the Century of Progress Fair.
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Art, Design and Marshall Field & Company
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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 14s | The Marshall Field Company was an early innovator of advertising and marketing. (3m 14s)
Artisan Jesús Torres & Edgar Miller
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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 58s | Jesús Torres was an early pioneer in bridging modern art to ancient indigenous cultures. (3m 58s)
Designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard
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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 43s | The husband and wife design duo famous for their Wrigley Chewing Gum campaigns. (3m 43s)
Industrial Designer Helen Hughes Dulany
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Clip: Ep3 | 2m 4s | Helen Hughes Dulany was one of the first female industrial designers. (2m 4s)
The TV Commercials of Joe Sedelmaier
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Clip: Ep3 | 4m 4s | Joe Sedelmaier explains how he made entertaining commercials using regular people. (4m 4s)
Typeface Designer Robert Hunter Middleton
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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 12s | Middleton was Ludlow Typesetting Machine Co.'s star typeface designer. (3m 12s)
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