(Chicago, Illinois, 1951 - )
1971
Gelatin silver print
9 x 6 1/16 in. (22.9 x 15.5 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of the artist
1998.52
Held annually on Chicago’s south side, the Bud Biliken Day Parade was established in the 1930s by a newspaper serving the city’s African-American community to honor its newsboys. Biliken was a mythical god who watched over children; “Bud” was added to create a first name for the deity.