Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
In this episode of Art Institute Essentials Tour, learn about Mikki Ferrill, a Chicago-based photographer who began documenting the Garage, an improvised music venue that popped up every Sunday in a car garage at 610 East 50th Street.
Ferrill photographed these events regularly for 10 years (1970–80), creating images that demonstrate a relaxed relationship between her and her subjects—members of a close-knit community who saw the Garage as a space for the uninhibited personal expression of Black identity.
Keep reading and learn more about Mikki Ferrill on our artist page: https://www.artic.edu/artists/53221/mikki-ferrill
In this episode of Art Institute Essentials Tour, learn about Mikki Ferrill, a Chicago-based photographer who began documenting the Garage, an improvised music venue that popped up every Sunday in a car garage at 610 East 50th Street.
Ferrill photographed these events regularly for 10 years (1970–80), creating images that demonstrate a relaxed relationship between her and her subjects—members of a close-knit community who saw the Garage as a space for the uninhibited personal expression of Black identity.
Keep reading and learn more about Mikki Ferrill on our artist page: https://www.artic.edu/artists/53221/mikki-ferrill
