Art & Design in Chicago
Sculptor Marion Perkins
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Perkins became one of the most important visual artists in the Chicago Renaissance.
Perkins became one of the most important visual artists in the Chicago Renaissance, with his work featured in the 1940 American Negro Exposition. By the 1950s, Marion Perkins was one of Chicago’s foremost sculptors.
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Art & Design in Chicago
Sculptor Marion Perkins
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Perkins became one of the most important visual artists in the Chicago Renaissance, with his work featured in the 1940 American Negro Exposition. By the 1950s, Marion Perkins was one of Chicago’s foremost sculptors.
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