Harold Washington Library
by Carol Highsmith
Title
Harold Washington Library
Artist
Carol Highsmith
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Painting - Painting
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With the conversion of Chicago's former central library into the Chicago Cultural Center in 1977, a long-term temporary central library was opened in the Mandel Building at 425 North Michigan Avenue and much of the library's collection was put into storage. A debate on a new central library ensued and continued throughout most of the 1980s, frustrated by a lack of funding. After the turmoil of four mayoral administrations in a 7 year period, finally, in 1986 during Mayor Harold Washington's tenure, the city and the Library Board picked a location and floated a $175 million bond issue to provide funds for the new building, as well as the entire city-wide, library branch system
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