Harry Callahan, Chicago, 1960 The Estate of Harry Callahan Film. Photography was a different medium then. Oh the majesty of great film photographer’s work process. Here’s a line on Harry Callahan wikipedia: His technical photographic method was to go out almost every morning, walk through the city he lived in and take numerous pictures. He …
Thank you, Stefan T. Edlis! Last month Mr. Edlis donated 42 pieces of art to the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicagomag.com mentions: Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstien, and Robert Rauschenberg. Here’s the official press release. There’s more details on some pieces, but says, “A full list of the works of art and select images …
A lot has happened through the first three games at Wrigley in 2015. I attended the fourth home (April 14) game to take it all in and certainly the video board is the biggest story of them all. Here’s a quick summary leading into the fourth home game: new, giant video board in left field …
For ten years I worked on the 24th floor of the Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Recently I came across the image above showing the view from my desk. It was a unique building. Firstly, it’s the tallest building in Illinois outside Chicago (31 stories). Secondly, we had a completely unobstructed view from …
The Chicago Cubs today moved the “caretaker’s house” also known as “Bobby Dorr’s House” which was directly adjacent to northwest side ofWrigley Field. It was built in 1923 for the grounds superintendent. The building looks familiar, but I never really paid any attention to it. I’m sure 99% of Cubs fans have the same experience. …
There’s a misleading statement on chicagopedsafety.org. The large headline states, “Drivers must stop for pedestrians entering a crosswalk. It’s the law.” The image above shows the marketing piece taken directly from their website (scaled down 50%). For this blog post, I added the actual law from the Illinois Vehicle Code below their banner. The right …
Today, the Chicago Cubs shared more images of their proposed changes to Wrigley Field. One image is particularly misleading. A somewhat detailed look can be found at the Chicago Tribune along with a caption (to the second image above) explaining where actual advertisements will be placed (Full caption pasted in comments below). To the Cubs’ …
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Today’s Opening Day win for the Chicago Cubs might turn out to be a microcosm for the 2013 Chicago Cubs. Rizzo homers. Castro scraps together a couple hits, but looks dazed as he wanders the basepaths aimlessly. Everyone else has no clue when they’re batting, especially any third basemen. Jeff Samardzija turns out to be …
image courtesy of New York Magazine via Yahoo Word on the street is that Jack Lew is going to be appointed the Sec. of Treasury. What’s that matter for a blog about art, design, technology and other chicago hot dog randomness? Lew’s signature. It is simply pure awesomeness.
Tonight begins what could be an historic series in Major League Baseball. The 60-99 Chicago Cubs host the 53-106 Houston Astros for a three-game set. If the Astros win one of the first two games, then we will see two 100-loss teams face each other. The last time two MLB teams with 100 losses played …
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