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  • Exhibition shows midcentury modern homes as places for artistic production

    Jan 28, 2025 11:00 am by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    Photo by George Barford, interior of the Dick Williams Home and Studio, ca. 1970s, silver gelatin photograph, Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives

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    • Photo by George Barford, interior of the Dick Williams Home and Studio, ca. 1970s, silver gelatin photograph, Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives

    Several homes designed by local architects between the 1940s and 1990s were also made as settings for artistic performances. See how four midcentury modern homes served as incubators for avant-garde culture.