BIll Walker, was a prolific muralist best known for creating the iconic Wall of Respect on Chicago’s South Side in collaboration with the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC). This documentary film directed by Tony Smith will be on display at the Hyde Park Art Center November 5, 2017 – April 8, 2018.
People featured in this film: Turtel Onli, Aki Antonia, Arlene, Turner-Crawford, Jon Pounds, John Pitman Weber, Ray Patlán, Scott Chesebro, Victor Sorrel, Dorian Sylvain, David Boykin, Juarez Hawkins, Maggie Brown and Tony Smith. Director/Director of Photography/Film Editing/Music/Voice over for poems Tony Smith Editor/Narration/Screenplay Juarez Hawkins Music David Boykin Octet, Maggie Brown and Soundtrack produced and performed by Tony Smith on guitar and piano.
©2017 Tony Smith Urban Vision Films & Hyde Park Art Center All rights reserved, no unauthorized use or reproduction without our written consent. Bill Walker: Urban Griot is part of Art Design Chicago, an exploration of Chicago’s art and design legacy, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art with presenting partner the Richard Driehaus Foundation.
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