The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Theaster Gates

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Theaster Gates

8/4/2014

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2014.176

Visual artist and urban planner Theaster Gates (1973 - ) was the director of Arts and Public Life at the University of Chicago and founded the Dorchester Projects and The Rebuild Foundation. He has exhibited his artwork and performed at numerous cultural institutions. Gates was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/4/2014, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 3; Total Run Time: 01h 12m 38s

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Gates, Theaster, 1973-

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Visual artist and urban planner Theaster Gates was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1973. He was raised in Chicago's East Garfield Park, where he sang in his church choir and helped with his father's roofing business. Gates graduated from Lane Technical College Preparatory High School and went on to receive his B.S. degree in urban planning from Iowa State University in 1996. He later obtained his M.A. degree in fine arts and religious studies from the University of Cape Town in 1998 and his M.S. de...