Cloud Gate, “The Bean,” Millennium Park, ChicagoAll photos on this page were made by parishioner Robert Bator. 8 x 10” prints in suitable frames of all images are for sale for $50. Proceeds benefit the SPR Food Pantry, and the food program at St. Pa… — Cloud Gate, “The Bean,” Millennium Park, Chicago
All photos on this page were made by parishioner Robert Bator. 8 x 10” prints in suitable frames of all images are for sale for $50. Proceeds benefit the SPR Food Pantry, and the food program at St. Patrick’s School in Tom Gateau, Haiti. Ordering details are at the bottom of this page.

Window, University of Chicago dorm by Jeanne Gang

Artist Statement

Cosmopolitan cities are microcosms of the world. Multi-ethnic and multi-racial, they are studies in contrast--with grand boulevards and mean streets, affluent communities and shantytowns. Highlighting some of our city’s contrasts and disparities, below are excerpts from “When I Say Chicago,” a poem by Nate Marshall, a Bronzeville resident.

—Robert Bator

Gargoyle, University of Chicago, Hyde Park

Ceiling, Corpus Christi Church, Bronzeville, Chicago

Mural on church, Washington Park, Chicago

When I Say Chicago

when i say Chicago i mean the lake
(& i mean all of it).
i mean the candy lady at Rainbow
& the paleta man at Calumet
& the kids careening across the green at Montrose
& the jogger in midwinter daring a death for fitness…

— Nate Marshall

Autumn scene, outside wall, Art Institute of Chicago

Man resting, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra, India

Sanctuary by Antoni Gaudi, Sagrada Familia Cathedral, Barcelona, Spain

The St. Paul & the Redeemer Arts Committee normally has an exhibit, which changes every two months, in the church’s chapel. During COVID-19, we are bringing you art online. Thanks to parishioner Robert Bator for the photos in this show. This exhibit will stay on the SPR website through September 27, 2020. For more information, contact Jim Wright at jimphotoguy1@gmail.com.

TO ORDER PRINTS, email Robert Bator at rbator@aol.com. Please write a check payable to St. Paul & the Redeemer with “Food Pantry/Tom Gateau” in the memo line, and mail it to the church at 4945 S. Dorchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60615.

Read the whole poem: "When I Say Chicago"

Ceiling by Santiago Calatrava, Milwaukee Art Museum

When I Say Chicago

…When I say Chicago
I mean the restaurants with no chairs,
just a window & a bulletproof sneeze guard.
I mean a Michelin star for all the ethnics slanging
their seasoned meats & language…

—Nate Marshall