WORKS FOR ALL: Remembering William Walker's "All of Mankind"

Marshall Field Garden Community Center

Join us to celebrate the community reflection and artwork  inspired by William Walker's transformative murals.

Art on Sedgwick Gallery

For All Mankind, by William Walker

This project is part of Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art exploring and elevating Chicago’s rich art and design histories and diverse creative communities through exhibitions, events, and publications.

Visit the Art on Sedgwick Gallery on Friday, October 25th from 3:30 to 6:30pm for the unveiling of a co-created exhibit and Sam Kirk's new mural. The exhibit showcases a community- wide project with art inspired by William Walker's 1972 murals, All of Mankind: the Unity of the Human Race.Performance and new mural unveiling will start at 4PM.This event is co-created and co-presented with community partners:<ul><li>After School Matters / Art &amp; Impact Teen Artists</li><li>Franklin Fine Arts Center</li><li>Lincoln Park High School</li><li>Manierre Elementary School</li><li>Noble Academy</li><li>Reuben Salazar Bilingual Education Center</li><li>Tumbling 4 Success</li></ul>Collaborating artists &amp; Educators:<ul><li>Jorge Lucero</li><li>John Bakker</li><li>Jacob Boglio</li><li>Aespyne Brooks</li><li>Coach Perry Browley</li><li>Pierce Cruz</li><li>Beatrice Golden-Henderson</li><li>Silvia Gonzalez</li><li>Deidre Grimm</li><li>Persida Louison-Hachim</li><li>Sam Kirk</li><li>Kiki McGrath</li><li>Gabe Moreno</li><li>Lawrence Wright</li></ul>

<h3>About William Walker and All of Mankind</h3>

William Walker (1927 - 2011) is considered the founding father of the community mural movement. In 1967, as the organizer of the Wall of Respect -- a mural depicting images of significant black heroes on a two story shuttered tavern at 43rd Street and Langley -- he was the first to create accessible artworks in and for the community as a reflection of the people's aspirations and pride. This helped launch the public art movement in Chicago and is estimated to have inspired at least 1,500 community murals across the country.All of Mankind: the Unity of the Human Race: In the early 1970's, a progressive priest petitioned the archdiocese to use the shuttered San Marcello Mission Church (later Northside Stranger’s Home Missionary Baptist Church) to minister to people living in the adjacent William Green Homes. As part of his outreach, he commissioned Walker to paint murals on the interior and exterior walls. Considered one of Walker's finest works, All of Mankind illuminated the triumph and struggles of the people, the mourning of religious and civil rights leaders lost to violence, and the hope for human equality and harmony across differences in race, gender, and religion.

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