Terra Foundation Artbeat Special

Artist Gertrude Abercrombie | Terra Foundation Artbeat Special

WTTW News | April 12, 2011, 7:00 pm

On the Artbeat, enter the surreal world of Gertrude Abercrombie -- a visionary Chicago painter who impressed both art critics and some of the giants of jazz.

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