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- South Side Art Center
- SSCAC
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Descriptor
- Art centers
Associated Locale
- United States
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Sources
- found: South Side Community Art Center : 3831 South Michigan Avenue, 1993:t.p. (South Side Community Art Center) p. 2 (South Side Art Center; housed in the residence built for George A. Seaverns, Jr.)
- found: Margaret Burroughs website, viewed March 22, 2023:Biography (helped to establish the South Side Community Art Center, whose opening on May 1, 1941 was dedicated by First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt)
- found: SSCAC, South Side Community Art Center (website), viewed March 22, 2023:About us (founded in 1940, SSCAC is the oldest African American art center in the United States and is a Chicago historic landmark; has partnershps with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College and the University of Chicago; planning began in 1938; building acquired in 1940; SSCAC opened its doors on December 15, 1940; Eleanor Roosevelt delivered dedication speech on May 7, 1941; it is the only African American art center of its kind opened under the WPA to remain continuously open in its original building) - https://www.sscartcenter.org/about-us/
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Change Notes
- 1995-07-12: new
- 2023-03-23: revised
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