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1.		"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.

2.		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...

3.		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 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...

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