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Tribute to architectural photographer Richard Nickel, who passed away in 1972, with architectural historian and restoration expert John Vinci and Bill Newman.
Discussing Chicago architect Daniel Burnham with Tom Hines, Bill Hasbrouck and Harry Weese.
Discussing the book "Architecture, Men, Women and Money in America, 1600-1860" (published by Random House) with the author, historian Roger Kennedy.
Architectural historian Robert Twombly discusses the biography “Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work.” Referred to by Studs as the architect that most symbolizes Chicago architecture, Louis Sullivan, this program outlines Sullivan’s life as a prominent architect who was one of the first to incorporate nature, or "the organic", into architecture, and who ended his life in poverty. This program includes a clip from 1956 of Frank Lloyd Wright speaking to his contemporaries, indignant, asking what took them so long to recognize Louis Sullivan and his genius in the architectural field?
Curator John Zukowsky and architect Stanley Tigerman discuss their architecture exhibit and the controversy surrounding it.
Visual arts and literature are covered in Jane B. Katz's book, "This Song Remembers: Self-Portraits of the Native Americans in the Arts." When talking to the artists, Katz learned the artists weren't just capturing their past but they were also trying to keep their cultures alive through their artwork, whether it was painted art, making pipes or weaving blankets.
Daniel Bluestone, architectural historian, discusses modern architecture and the endurance and legacies of 19th century designs in Chicago. Includes a 20 seconds test tone.
Historian Charles Capen McLaughlin discusses landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and how Olmsted worked to create spaces where the working class could enjoy nature in industrialized areas. Studs plays "Whose Garden Was This" - Tom Paxton (1970) and "Tapestry" - Don McLean (1970).
Ann Banks discusses her book First Person America, published in November 1980, which documents over 80 oral histories from the time of the Federal Writers' Project, which was part of Works Progress Administration.