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1. 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...
2. Women's Army Corps (WAC) Band, 1944 Women's Army Corps (WAC) Band, 1944 Military bands; Musicians; Women; Big bands; Musical instruments; Wind instruments; Drums; Minorities; Ethnic groups; Women musicians were also drafted during World War II. This all-Black WAC band, formed at an Iowa army post, played at a war bond drive at State and Madison. The band also played jazz at Servicemen's Center...
3. "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.
4. 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...
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