freedom wall: a project by chicago artist adam brooks
DESCRIPTION
In 1994 artist Adam Brooks asked the public to submit names of people they associated with the concept of freedom. He then used those responses in a piece called Freedom Wall, which listed the 70 most-popular entries. The names were painted white on a long, black banner, which still hangs on the side of a brick building in Chicago's River North neighborhood. This document details the process Brooks used to collect names and why he chose such methods. It also provides background on the names listed, including Harriet Tubman, Socrates, Rush Limbaugh and Frank Zappa.TRANSCRIPT
