A reflection on the iconic headquarters of the Johnson Publishing Company in downtown Chicago. The eleven-story Modernist building on South Michigan Avenue was home to Jet and Ebony magazines since its design in 1971. The building was heralded as the first major downtown Chicago building designed by an African-American architect since the eighteenth century. In the case of the Johnson family and its legacy, Hartt looks to the intersection of the publisher’s ideals and values, the style and aesthetics embodied by the site and the lasting cultural impact of the magazines.
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David Hartt Director
United States release November 26, 2011
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · November 26, 2011
Theatrical · Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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