![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 47; Spertus Museum]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652452272_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A Kartemquin Films crew follows a group of young schoolchildren through the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” as the children, with the help of a few adults, attempt to find meaning in the artists’ work. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 45; Student Tour]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941763_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
Kathy Lieb of the Spertus Museum of Judaica leads a small group of students through the Spertus’ 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” The group discusses work from a number of artists, with topics ranging from Auschwitz to Photoshop. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries 7/25 Sample]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/679679249_640-2-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A documentary produced by Kartemquin Films made to accompany the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition in which six African-American artists and six Jewish-American artists collaborated on a group show. Features interviews with many of the artists, footage from the exhibition including interviews with patrons, as well as interviews with Morry Fred (Director of the Spertus Museum) and Raymon Price (Director of the DuSable Museum of African-American History). Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 39]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652519324_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A Kartemquin Films crew attends the opening of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” on May 19th, 1994. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 25; Joel Feldman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652421893_640-228x160.jpg)
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Artist Joel Feldman and a group of curators from the Illinois Art Gallery in Chicago, IL work on the layout of his upcoming solo exhibition. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 24; Joel Feldman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941256_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
Artist Joel Feldman shows four of his pieces for the show and talks with a Kartemquin Films crew about what he hopes to inspire with his artwork and the importance of humor in battles for social justice. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 23; Joel Feldman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941760_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In an interview with Kartemquin Films for their 1994 documentary, “Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries,” artist Joel Feldman talks about “Jewishness,” his upbringing in Washington D.C., and presents his opinions regarding the politics of racism. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 15]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652442966_640-228x160.jpg)
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In the final part of a roundtable discussion in preparation for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibit, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” a few of the artists discuss their plans for the show before the meeting is adjourned and the artists talk amongst themselves about race relations, among other things. Continue reading →