Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Chicago native Ivan Albright is a master of the macabre.

Created for the 1945 film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1891 novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," this gruesome portrait, which appeared in vivid Technicolor within the otherwise black-and-white film, caused a sensation and holds a significant place within art history.

We take a closer look with Sarah, curator of Arts of the Americas.