| 1. |  | Catalog, "Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro," 1940 | Art exhibitions; Catalogs; Anniversaries; Liberty; Slavery; Minorities; | In 1940, to celebrate the "Diamond Jubilee," the 75th anniversary of emancipation from slavery, the American Negro Exposition was organized at the Chicago Coliseum. The executive director of the Diamond... |
| 2. |  | 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... |
