An Unlikely Ultramodernism: The S. B. Fuller House in Robbins, Illinois and Its Architects
December 1, 2013 |
Alfred Willis will explore one of Chicagoland’s most important yet least known pieces of African-American heritage in an upcoming presentation in Chicago,
An Unlikely Ultramodernism: The S. B. Fuller House in Robbins, Illinois, and Its Architects.
S. B. Fuller was a highly successful African-American entrepreneur and a controversial figure in the Civil Rights movement. His elaborate, villa-like residence in the Black Chicago suburb of Robbins looks as astonishing today as it did when it was built in 1958. Dr. Willis will discuss this currently endangered monument in the context of African-American patronage of advanced architecture in mid-20th-century Chicago; its significance to the African-American culture of its time; and its place in the careers of two notable southside Chicago architects, Elmer E. Carlson and his son, Richard E. Carlson.
Sunday, 1 December 2013
2 P.M.
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Woodson Library Auditorium |
9525 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL |
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joe@jetsetmodern.com |
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