We meet an elusive portrait artist who painted Hollywood stars and a U.S. President, and find out how a giant collection of her artwork ended up in a suburb of Chicago.
Portrait Artist Greta Kempton
May 21, 2013 | | 0 Comments
We meet an elusive portrait artist who painted Hollywood stars and a U.S. President, and find out how a giant collection of her artwork ended up in a suburb of Chicago.
We see some of the amazing murals scattered about the Chicago Park District's fieldhouses.
He photographed the city and its people. We remember Lee Balterman, who took remarkable Chicago pictures for more than half a century.
A one-time funeral director talks about his greatest undertaking -- giving life to paintings of a spiritual world.
The original music makers of Mary Poppins tell us how the movie was re-imagined for the Broadway stage.
Enter the surreal world of Gertrude Abercrombie—a visionary Chicago painter who impressed both art critics and some of the giants of jazz.
He made sculptures with Frank Lloyd Wright, and for 50 years worked on Chicago area landmarks that still showcase his creativity. Find out about the long forgotten artist Alfonso Iannelli and his efforts to make art for everyone on today's Artbeat.
On the Artbeat, we look into the "hands-on" approach of American artist John Marin, and find out how painter Georgia O'Keefe was instrumental in getting his masterworks to Chicago.
Famously frightening works of art. We take a closer look at The Art Institute's huge collection of paintings and drawings by provocative Chicago artist, Ivan Albright.
We meet a Chicago artist who has been painting since the 1940s and is just now getting his due.
Courtroom sketch artist Tom Gianni branches out into painting a three-panel fantasy mural for a suburban library. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.
A guitar player from Serbia makes beautiful music -- and beautiful guitars. We visit the workshop of a professional luthier who shares the secrets of his trade.
We see some of the amazing murals scattered about the Chicago Park District's fieldhouses.
An artist who thinks "inside the box." Chicago Tonight sheds light on the shadow boxes created by Joseph Cornell on today's Artbeat.
On the Artbeat, enter the surreal world of Gertrude Abercrombie -- a visionary Chicago painter who impressed both art critics and some of the giants of jazz.
Jane Addams and her fellow reformers understood the social value of art and its ability to break down barriers and uplift people. On the Art Beat, find out how Jane Addams' Hull House was an incubator for early Chicago artists.
We take a look at provocative artwork from Gregory Orloff, a rediscovered Chicago artist from the 1930s.
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