Pencil This In: The Reinvention of Vivian Maier At Chicago History Museum; Society Of Midland Authors Presents Edward Hirsch

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 15, 2013 5:20PM

Photography

The photography of Vivan Maier has reached a wide posthumous audience almost solely on the basis of going viral on the internet and on social media. Investigative artist Pamela Bannos presents her latest findings on Viral Vivian with "The Reinvention of Vivian Maier," a new exhibition at the Chicago History Museum opening April 16. The exhibition explores the Maier phenomenon, which Bannos says only could have happened in the Internet age.
For ticket availability, call 312-642-4600. (1601 N. Clark St., 6 p.m.; $25, $20 for Museum members.)

Reading/Discussion

The Society of Midland Authors presents an evening with Edward Hirsch, poet, critic and president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 7 p.m. April 16 at the Cliff Dwellers Club. Chicago native Hirsch has published several books of poems since 1981, including 1986’s Wild Gratitude, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent book is 2011's The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems. Booklist senior editor Donna Seaman will introduce Hirsch. (200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd Floor; free but donations are accepted and there is a cash bar.)

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