[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 42]
At the opening of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” artist Kerry James Marshall talks about his piece for the show.
At the opening of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” artist Kerry James Marshall talks about his piece for the show.
A Kartemquin Films crew attending the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 opening of “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” interviews artists and patrons alike, focusing in this tape on the work of Othello Anderson, Gerda Meyer-Bernstein, and Kerry James Marshall.
A Kartemquin Films crew attends the opening of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” on May 19th, 1994. The tape includes footage of the pieces, conversations between artists and patrons, and an interview with Dr. Lester Skaggs of the Manhattan Project.
A Kartemquin Films crew attends the opening of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” on May 19th, 1994.
Prior to the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” participating artist Fan Warren talks about her artistic influences, Black and Jewish relations, and her qualms with the Spertus show.
Co-curators Claire Wolf Krantz and Othello Anderson along with artist Hamza Walker plan the layout of their upcoming exhibition at the Spertus Museum of Judaica, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.”
A Kartemquin Films crew spends the day at the Spertus Museum of Judaica prior to their “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” exhibition, focusing on the work of Gerda Meyer-Bernstein, Hamza Walker, Esther Parada, and Marva Jolly.
Artists and curators involved with the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibit “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” discuss the plans for their show and the Chicago Historical Society’s associated programming before breaking into a discussion about Black-Jewish relations and the viewpoints within the respective communities.