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Robert Earl Paige: Give the Drummer Some!

A cutout of the artist wearing a suit, vest, and hat, stands in a room covered top to bottom in bright patterns and fabrics.
Robert Earl Paige, Planning model for Give the Drummer Some! 
  • Exhibition
September 24, 2024 - July 31, 2025
Robert Earl Paige: Give the Drummer Some!
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Smart Museum of Art

Portrait of Robert Paige wearing a hat, scarf, and patterned shirt.
Robert Earl Paige
  • Talk
November 4, 2024 @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Smart Salon: The World according to Robert Earl Paige
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Smart Museum of Art

A cutout of the artist wearing a suit, vest, and hat, stands in a room covered top to bottom in bright patterns and fabrics.
Robert Earl Paige, Planning model for Give the Drummer Some!
  • Workshop
November 9, 2024 @ 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Family Day: Inspired by Robert Earl Paige
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Smart Museum of Art

Abstract pattern of gold lines on a navy blue background.
Robert Earl Paige, Give the Drummer Some! (detail), 2004. Courtesy of Robert Earl Paige.
  • Tour
November 21, 2024 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Curators Tour at the Smart Museum
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Smart Museum of Art

A three quarter portrait of a male figure with afro and beard surrounded by colorful, crowded text letters.
Gerald Williams, Wake Up, 1970. Acrylic on canvas with applied paper, 42” x 28.” The Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Purchase, The Paul and Miriam Kirkley Fund for Acquisitions, 2017.7.
  • Workshop
February 8, 2025 @ 10:00am - 1:00pm
Family Day: Filling the Paige
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Smart Museum of Art

A group of young musicians stands on a balcony, several holding instruments.
Early Summer
  • Performance
February 19, 2025 @ 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Jazz Performance by “Early Summer”
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Smart Museum of Art

A colorful book cover with bold text that says "The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige."
Book cover for The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige.
  • Talk
March 20, 2025 @ 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Book Launch + Conversation: The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige
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Smart Museum of Art

The Smart Museum's lobby filled with colorfully patterned wall and floor coverings and furniture.
Robert Earl Paige, Give the Drummer Some! at the Smart Museum of Art.
  • Workshop
April 12, 2025 @ 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Family Day: Designing Your Mini World
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Smart Museum of Art

Portraits of three college-age people shown from the chest up, surrounded by colorfully patterned graphics.
Catcher in the Rhyme
  • Performance
April 17, 2025 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Poetry Performance: Catcher in the Rhyme
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Smart Museum of Art

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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.

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