Mikki Ferrill, Untitled, Oakland CA.
Mikki Ferrill
1937-
African-American
Alternative Name
Valeria Ferrill
Date
1986
Medium Specific
Black and white photograph, mounted on foamcore
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
20 1/2 x 31 in. (52.1 x 78.7 cm)
Accession Number
1986.20.10.02
Biography
A member of a network of black photojournalists working on Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s and ’70s, Valeria “Mikki” Ferrill gained recognition through her work for periodicals such as Ebony, Downbeat, and the Chicago Defender. Born in Chicago, Ferrill studied advertising design and illustration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She turned to photography after meeting Ted Williams (American, 1925–2009), a fellow South Side photojournalist who became known for his photographs of jazz musicians. As Williams’s protégé, Ferrill accompanied him on assignments in Mexico from 1967 to 1970. She returned to Chicago in 1970 and, while working as a freelance photojournalist, began a decade-long project documenting a music venue known as the Garage.
https://www.artic.edu/artists/53221/mikki-ferrill
https://www.artic.edu/artists/53221/mikki-ferrill
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