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Item Number: 122037
Title: They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910-1950
Author: Oehler, Sarah Kelly
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9780300184532
Description: Chicago: Yale University Press, for the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013. 31cm., hardcover, 116pp. 102 illus., most in color. Exhibition catalogue. Summary: In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers – Eastern European émigrés, Mexican immigrants and Southerners both black and white – flocked to Chicago. These new residents included artists who made significant contributions to the vibrant cultural life of the city. They Seek a City highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley and Morris Topchevsky that reflect the diverse urban social landscape. As these artists sought to navigate their surroundings and establish their identities amid a changing society, they found inspiration in their personal and cultural contexts. Frequently, they focused on the underlying causes of immigration or migration and depicted themes of exile and alienation. Others chose to represent their new surroundings, for better or worse, addressing concerns such as racism, poverty and social injustice.
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