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57th Street Art Fair Began From Neighborhood Need
Mary Lou Wemner and colleagues launched the 57th Street Art Fair after a plan to unite rival artists and showcase their work. Veterans recall early exhibitors, quirky characters, and how the fair helped artists survive, grow, and gain their start in Chicago during the late 1940s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Gallery
Kansas City
Chicago
Mary Lou
57Th Street
Mary Lou Wemner
Maroon
Mississippi
John
George Nathan
Jerry Borgas
John Warner
Morris Barazani
University of Illinois
Circle Campus
Barazani
Atushi Kikuchi