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Moderato Cantabile Phil Schuster and Mirte The artist is a fourth-generation Chicago carpenter and cabinetmaker. Starring: Labor, a painting adjacent to the box office, pays homage to Chicago’s workers. The marquetry of the box office façade is Goldstein’s interpretation of artworks by Chicago Imagists Jim Nutt, Gladys Nilsson, Ed Paschke, Karl Wirsum and Roger Brown. Two-dozen species of wood are represented including rare East Indian rosewood and padauk. The Storefront Theater lobby marquee and box office window are crafted of marquetry, an old-world technique of wood mosaic. x W 57 in., City of Chicago Public Art Collection x D 2.75 in.Ģ003, Starring: Labor, Oil on linen, H 47 in. Storefront Theater Marquee Jeffrey GoldsteinĢ003, Storefront Theater Marquee, Wood marquetry,H 97 in. It is believed these figures are effigies of watchtower guards who signaled impending doom. Jacquemart figures are a 14th-century invention that remains popular in European clock making. The clock tells allegorical time, marking each actual hour of the day with bells activated by Jacquemarts (puppets) that emerge from it. Known for his elaborate kinetic sculptures, Christopher Furman, assisted by Gallery 37 student artists of puppetry, created this working clock for the vestibule.

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Home to three site-specific public artworks created to enhance and celebrate its mission as a center for learning, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts is free and open to the public.Ģ003, Mixed media and puppets, dimensions vary The Gallery 37 Center for the Arts provides a venue for youth, families and adults to participate in several innovative arts programs, including After School Matters and the Chicago Public Schools’ Advanced Arts Education Program.