City & The Arts
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A documentary depicting a 1977 City of Chicago program that supported employment for artists via the creation of public art and arts programs.
Credits
Eleanor Binstock (director); Eleanor Binstock (producer); Michael Puccini (editor); Craig Somers (cinematographer); Michael Humphreys (cinematographer); Paul Steindl (sound); Claudia Bohard (narrator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Eleanor Binstock Collection
Notes: Opening titles read: “In September of 1977, 108 people were hired to teach and create their art for the people of Chicago. They were artists-in-residence of the Chicago Council on Fine Arts. Their salaries came from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), through the Mayor's Office of Employment & Training." Individuals who appear in the film include: Samuel C. Bernstein (Director, Mayor's Office of Employment and Training), composer and pianist Bradley Parker Sparrow, Janice Crebbs (Executive Director, Chicago Council on Fine Arts), Joyce Bolinger (Project Director, Artists-In-Residence), Dr. Lester E. Fisher (Director, Lincoln Park Zoo), visual artist Jan Sullivan, and dancer Mary Linda Swayze.
Sponsor: Chicago Council on Fine Arts
Subjects: Artists; Education; Politics and government; Dance; City and town life; Youth; Music; Students
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 835 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/24058
Notes: Opening titles read: “In September of 1977, 108 people were hired to teach and create their art for the people of Chicago. They were artists-in-residence of the Chicago Council on Fine Arts. Their salaries came from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), through the Mayor's Office of Employment & Training." Individuals who appear in the film include: Samuel C. Bernstein (Director, Mayor's Office of Employment and Training), composer and pianist Bradley Parker Sparrow, Janice Crebbs (Executive Director, Chicago Council on Fine Arts), Joyce Bolinger (Project Director, Artists-In-Residence), Dr. Lester E. Fisher (Director, Lincoln Park Zoo), visual artist Jan Sullivan, and dancer Mary Linda Swayze.
Sponsor: Chicago Council on Fine Arts
Subjects: Artists; Education; Politics and government; Dance; City and town life; Youth; Music; Students
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 835 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/24058
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:03