Art Shay: Chicago Accent is a collection of photographs by Art Shay of Chicago between 1949 and 1968, hand-picked by the artist and revealing a deep friendship and collaboration with his subject, the author Nelson Algren. Together they captured the culture of the post-war underclass. Also a staff reporter for Life and Time magazines before devoting himself to journalism through the lens of his Leica, Shay never abandoned his proclivity to write, and the captions accompanying the photographs on view are his words alone. Shay still lives in the Chicagoland area and is working on several photographic and literary projects.
This exhibition is presented by the MCA Performance Department in conjunction with the Lookingglass Theatre Company's presentation, in association with the MCA, of Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day (June 4-29).
This exhibition is presented by the MCA Performance Department in conjunction with the Lookingglass Theatre Company's presentation, in association with the MCA, of Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day (June 4-29).