Culture
Thursday, 7/2, 10:08 AM
The rediscovery of Gertrude Abercrombie, the self-styled queen of bohemian Chicago
- A touring retrospective is bringing fresh attention to Gertrude Abercrombie, the Chicago surrealist whose spare, dreamlike paintings of moons, owls and solitary women earned her a devoted following — and who reigned over a mid-century salon that drew jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.