There’s Art in Them Thar Revetments! Zoom Talk with William Swislow on June 27, 2020
One of the world’s most remarkable outdoor art treasures lies hidden in plain sight along Chicago’s Lake Michigan waterfront — carvings in the stone revetments that line the lakeshore, many of them spectacular, most by anonymous creators, and almost none of them noticed by the millions of people who enjoy the city’s unobstructed shore. Join William Swislow, who has photographed thousands of these carvings, including many in Hyde Park, to view examples of this art underfoot, to hear its story, and to learn about the carvers who made it and the shoreline that was their canvas.
Hyde Park Book Club: Monday, August 17, 2020 via Zoom
Hyde Park Book Club Monday, August 17, 2020 7:30pm VIA ZOOM Discussions with: Keith Stolte, author of: Chicago Artist Colonies With Zac Bleicher, Executive Director, Edgar Miller Legacy All are welcome! Hyde Park Historical Society Chicago Hyde Park Village Contact info@hydeparkhistory.org for the Zoom link prior to 3pm the day of the meeting.
Hyde Park Book Club: Monday, September 21, 2020 via Zoom
Hyde Park Book Club Monday, September 21, 2020 7:30pm VIA ZOOM Discussions with: Mark Larson, author of: Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater All are welcome! Hyde Park Historical Society Chicago Hyde Park Village Contact info@hydeparkhistory.org for the Zoom link prior to 3pm the day of the meeting.
*RESCHEDULED VIA ZOOM Hyde Park Book Club: Monday, March 16, 2020
*RESCHEDULED VIA ZOOM Hyde Park Book Club Monday, July 20, 2020 7:30pm Discussions with: Carlo Rotella, author of: The World is Always Coming to an End Pulling together and apart in a Chicago neighborhood All are welcome! Hyde Park Historical Society Chicago Hyde Park Village Contact Michal.s.safar@gmail.com for the Zoom link
The University of Chicago Library -Virtual Library Lecture
Virtual Library Lecture: Exploring the University of Chicago's History through the Library's Map Collection Exploring the University of Chicago's History through the Library's Map Collection The Library invites you to a special lecture featuring Mindy Schwartz, Professor of Medicine at the Pritzker School of Medicine; Cecilia Smith, GIS and Map Librarian; and Ashton Hicks, Hanna Holborn Gray Graduate Student Fellow [...]
There’s Art in Them Thar Revetments! with William Swislow
There’s Art in Them Thar Revetments! Via Zoom Saturday, June 27, 2020 2:00 - 4:00 pm One of the world’s most remarkable outdoor art treasures lies hidden in plain sight along Chicago’s Lake Michigan waterfront — carvings in the stone revetments that line the lakeshore, many of them spectacular, most by anonymous creators, and almost none of them noticed by the millions of people who enjoy the city’s unobstructed shore.
