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1. Horace Cayton with "Blue Boy," 1944 Horace Cayton with "Blue Boy," 1944 Art collectors; Paintings; Guests; Art; Community centers; Women; Men; Windows; Draperies; Minorities; Horace Cayton, the director of Parkway Community House, was an avid collector of the art of the Chicago Renaissance. In this photograph, he is showing Charles Sebree's painting, "Blue Boy," to visitors...

2. "Self-portrait" by Gordon Parks, 1941 "Self-portrait" by Gordon Parks, 1941 Photographers; Self-portraits; Studios; Art; Community centers; Men; Minorities; During World War II, Gordon Parks made several striking self-portraits. This one was reportedly taken in the South Side Community Art Center studio.

3. Commemorative booklet, Eleanor Roosevelt dedication of the South Side Community Art Center, May 7, 1941 Commemorative booklet, Eleanor Roosevelt dedication of the South Side Community Art Center, May 7, 1941 Dedications; Art; Community centers; Minorities; For the formal dedication ceremonies, the South Side Community Art Center prepared this booklet. "The purpose of the Art Center movement," Illinois Art Project staffer Peter Pollack wrote, "is not to superimpose...

4. Horace Cayton in this office at Parkway Community House, 1941 Horace Cayton in this office at Parkway Community House, 1941 Offices; Community centers; Men; Desks; Books; Paper; Windows; Baskets; Minorities; Hired in 1939 as director of Good Shepherd Community Center, Cayton supervised its move to new quarters at 5120 S. Parkway (now King Drive), and suggested that the name of the institution be changed to...
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