The Art & Legacy of Mayor Harold Washington PaneL - Chicago February 27, 2022
TALLGRASS EDUCATIONAL FILMS AND THE KULTURE MUSEUM PRESENT “ART & LEGACY: REMEMBERING MAYOR HAROLD WASHINGTON”
Tallgrass Educational Films and The Kulture Museum have partnered to present “Art & Legacy: Remembering Mayor Harold Washington” in honor of Black History Month to honor. This event will consist of two unique panels created to honor the first Black mayor of Chicago and celebrate his contributions to Black history. The significance of these panels is to bring attention to a true game-changer in the political landscape of Chicago. Harold Washington’s ability to galvanize the city to affect real change while crossing racial lines influenced many, including the first Black president of the United States, Barack Obama.
The year 2022 also represents the 100th birthday of Harold Washington on April 15th. Tallgrass Educational Films and Kulture Museum sees fit to acknowledge such an impactful legacy by discussing, learning about, and celebrating the life of a great man. The event will also feature the closing reception for resident artist Paul Mortan. Original artwork of Mayor Washington will be on exhibit. A special Q&A with Jeanette Forman, Jeanette Foreman and Associates, worked with Mayor Washington hosted by Nicole Murray, co-owner of The Kulture Mususem. Raymond Lambert, one of the producers of the Punch 9 Documentary will moderate the panel.What: Art & Legacy: Remembering Mayor Harold WashingtonWhen: Sunday, February 27, 2022Time: 4PM - 8PM CST
About Tallgrass Educational Films:Tallgrass Educational Films is a Chicago-based 501(c)3 Not-for-Profit film company. It was founded in 2016 by Joe Winston, Laura Cohen, T.W. Li, Raymond Lambert, and Sonya Jackson. “Punch 9 for Harold Washington” is its first project. Tallgrass has received funding from, among others, the National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Humanities, DCASE, Field Foundation, the Better Angels Society Ken Burns Prize, and the Baskin Family Foundation.
About Mayor Harold Washington: Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983 after a multiracial coalition of progressives supported his election. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983, until his death on November 25, 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago Alderman and future Congressman Ralph Metcalfe after graduating from Roosevelt University and Northwestern University School of Law. Washington was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983, representing Illinois's first district. Washington had previously served in the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 until 1976. (Wikipedia)
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