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CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Maritime Museum is the new home to a rare collection of paintings. But behind their fascinating history, there's a bit of mystery. Imagine the Chicago River before our ...
CHICAGO — A new exhibition at the Chicago Maritime Museum is bringing new interest to the work of a Black artist from the late 19th-century. The five oil paintings that depict scenes of the ...
Local News Chicago artist Julia Hagen relishes the attention for her hot dog stand paintings By Noel Brennan March 26, 2024 / 6:54 PM CDT / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- The hot dog.
The Chicago Maritime Museum has acquired five unattributed paintings that are believed to belong to 19th Century Black artist James Bolivar Needham, who settled in Chicago and became part of a ...