Lakefront Anonymous pt. II
@ Kathy Osterman Beach
5800 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Saturday, June 4th, from 11AM - 12:15PM
For part two in a special two-part series of programs, William Swislow and Aron Packer guide a walking tour along Lake Michigan.
One of the world’s most remarkable outdoor art treasures lies hidden in plain sight along Chicago’s Lake Michigan waterfront: carvings in the old limestone revetments that line much of the lakeshore. Many of them are spectacular, most are by anonymous creators, and all are rarely noticed. Made over the course of nearly a century and ranging in size from a few inches to several feet, these carvings are both an art environment and a spontaneous social history of Chicago at play.
Swislow and Packer have documented thousands of these carvings and produced Lakefront Anonymous: Chicago’s Unknown Art Gallery, a lavishly illustrated book about these works of art. Following their presentation on Wednesday, March 30, the authors will now guide a walking tour of some of the finest of the carvings on Saturday, June 4!
The walking tour begins at the southeast corner of Kathy Osterman (Hollywood) Beach and will continue south toward Foster Beach. Please reference the image below to identify the walking tour’s meeting place. Swislow and Packer recommend guests arrive fifteen minutes early to give themselves enough time to locate the tour group.
Tour tickets: $15
There’s limited availability, so we recommend reserving your tickets in advance!
Please contact Lindsey Wurz at lindsey@art.org with questions related to the walking tour and or accessibility accommodations.
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Tags: aron packer, Chicago, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Kathy Osterman Beach, Lakefront Anonymous pt. II, West Town, William Swislow
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