New Exhibit Shines Light on Artist Gertrude Abercrombie

WDCB's Gary Zidek takes a closer look at artist Gertrude Abercrombie.  The Chicago painter was friends with some of the most talented jazz musicians of the 40's & 50's.

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WDCB's Gary Zidek goes behind the scenes of a new Gertrude Abercrombie exhibition.

Gertrude Abercrombie and Sonny Rollins, Chicago IL

Frand Sandiford, McKie Fitzhugh, Dizzy Gillespie, Gertrude Abercrombie, Sonny Stitt, 1961, McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago IL

Gertrude Abercrombie, Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Sandiford at an outdoor art exhibition, 1956 Aug. / unidentified photographer. Gertrude Abercrombie papers, 1880-1986, bulk, 1935-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Wall of photos on display at Elmhurst Art Museum's GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A LANDSCAPE

John McKinnon, executive director of the Elmhurst Art Museum

GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A LANDSCAPE will be on display at the Elmhurst Art Museum through March 4 2018.