Rudolph Pen

Pen - Chicago Wake Up Mayor Richard Daley and his Chicago Municipal Government

Chicago Wake Up! (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government)

Rudolph Pen's original lithograph, Chicago Wake Up! deals with Mayor Richard Daley & the political machinations of the Chicago municipal government. During the 1960's the American artist, Rudolph Pen turned much of his attention towards the municipal government of Chicago, when allegations of political corruption continually surfaced. (Richard Daley was the controversial Mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976.) "Chicago Wake Up!" is one of his largest and finest works in this area.

This impression is printed upon wove paper and with full deckled margins and bearing the estate stamp -- “Estate of Rudolph Pen: Original Print” -- on the verso. "Chicago Wake Up!" (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government) is a fine, example of the lithographic art created by the Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen.

Chicago Wake Up Mayor Richard Daley and his Chicago Municipal Government Original Lithograph by the American artist Rudolph Pen

Chicago Wake Up! (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government)

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Rudolph Pen (Chicago, 1918 - 1989)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes
01-		Chicago Wake Up! (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government) by Rudolph Pen	Original Lithograph	c. 1960 - 1970	Bearing the estate stamp -- "Estate of Rudolph Pen: Original Print" -- on the verso.
02.-		City Council Meeting (Chicago Municipal Government, Regime of Mayor Richard Joseph Daley) by Rudolph Pen	Original Lithograph	c. 1960 - 1970	Bearing the estate stamp -- “Estate of Rudolph Pen: Original Print” -- on the verso.
03.-		Opposing Parties (Mayor Richard J. Daley's Chicago Municipal Government) by Rudolph Pen	Original Lithograph	c. 1960 - 1970	Bearing the estate stamp -- “Estate of Rudolph Pen: Original Print” -- on the verso.

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Title:	Chicago Wake Up! (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government)
Artist:	Pen, Rudolph (Chicago, 1918 - 1989)
Date:	c. 1960 - 1970
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Note:	Rudolph Pen: A Chicago painter, lithographer and illustrator, Rudolph Pen studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He also served on the faculty of the Art Institute from 1948 to 1963 and was named President of the Alumni Association. Rudolph Pen was also the Director of the Oxbow School of Painting and was a member of the American Watercolor Society. During his career Rudolph Pen was known for a wide range of artistic subject matter, including landscapes, seascapes, figure studies as well as political and religious imagery. Rudolph Pen exhibited his art regularly in both Chicago and New York. He was the recipient of many prizes and awards, such as the Joseph Ryerson Fellowship, from the Art Institute of Chicago, and the First Place Award, from the National Academy of Design, New York. Today Rudolph Pen's art is included in the following collections; The art Institute of Chicago, The Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, and various other important private & public collections.
	During the 1960's Rudolph Pen turned much of his attention towards the municipal government of Chicago which, at the time, was in the regime of Mayor Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976). Mainly in the medium of lithography Rudolph Pen created strong lithographs depicting the political machinations of the day. Chicago Wake Up! is one of his largest and finest works in this area. Richard J. Daley was the controversial Democratic Mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976. Although Mayor Daley was never formerly charged with corruption, these were the less than ideal days his regime, when allegations of political corruption continually surfaced. During his terms in office, Mayor Daley was responsible for supporting the building and redeveloping of Chicago's center and encouraging the construction of downtown skyscrapers, the improvement of mass transit facilities, financial growth to the city and its people, as well as many other renovations and improvements. However, some still argue that Mayor Daley did little to improve or provide the needed housing, hospitals, or educational opportunities for the city's poor. Mayor Richard Daley was accused of backing the governments's municipal policies that organized a system of racial discrimination which kept African Americans and Latinos in Ghettos and out of white suburbs and good jobs. In order to temper the situation, he met with Martin Luther King Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders, promising to set up a 'Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Housing' to end housing discrimination, however, no dates were set. Cut off from the best paying jobs, unable to improve their living conditions in the ghettos and abused by the system, racial tensions finally erupted into what is now remembered as the great Chicago riots, the worst occurred between 1966 and 1968. This Rudolph Pen lithograph may allude to the SNCC poster issued at the time in Chicago saying "Wake up Brothers - who speaks for you?".
Size:	11 1/2 X 15 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon wove paper and with full deckled margins as printed in Chicago between 1960 and 1970. Bearing the estate stamp -- "Estate of Rudolph Pen: Original Print" -- on the verso. A finely printed impression and in very good condition throughout. Chicago Wake Up! (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government )represents a prime example of the Chicago art of Rudolph Pen.
Subject:	Rudolph Pen, American artist, City Council Meeting (Mayor Richard Daley & his Chicago Municipal Government ), Richard Daley, Chicago politics, original lithograph, Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights, Chicago riots.
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