Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Jazz in Silhouette, Saturn LP 5786, 33 1/3 rpm, 1959.
The University of Chicago Library is pleased to announce a new web exhibition, Sounds from Tomorrow's World: Sun Ra and the Chicago Years, 1946-1961.
From the exhibit's introduction:
Sounds from Tomorrow’s World explores Sun Ra’s time in Chicago, it should be noted that this exhibit represents just a small portion of [The Alton Abraham Collection of Sun Ra]’s full scope. The exhibit includes scores and poetry written by Sun Ra, vinyl records, album artwork, promotional materials, and several of Sun Ra’s early controversial broadsheets.
Portrait of Herman Sonny Blount, undated.
All of the material from this exhibit is drawn from the Alton Abraham Papers of Sun Ra, located in the Special Collections Research Center, The University of Chicago Library. The collection, which contains material from throughout Sun Ra's career, was generously donated and by acquired from School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor, jazz writer, and Sun Ra scholar John Corbett and writer, cultural critic, and faculty member at the School of the Art Institute Terri Kapsalis in 2007 and forms part of the University of Chicago's Jazz Archive....
This exhibit was curated by Andrew Rea, Music Public Services Assistant in Regenstein's Music and Recordings Collection. It was designed by Kerri Sancomb, former Exhibits Specialist in the SCRC.
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