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Cultural Connections

Cultural Connections: John Himmelfarb

WTTW News | July 21, 2011, 7:00 pm

Trucks are the subject of artist John Himmelfarb's recent obsession. We go under the viaduct and into the Chicago Cultural Center for a look at a convoy on canvas.

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