Images from Dr. Chicago: A Film Trilogy

Alvin Lucier as Dr. ChicagoAlvin Lucier as Dr. Chicago. A still from the film.
George Manupelli, Alvin Lucier and Jack Starkweather between takes for 'Cry Dr. Chicago'.George Manupelli, Alvin Lucier and Jack Starkweather between takes for Cry Dr. Chicago.
Photo: Roberta Bloom
On the lam in Dr. Chicago. A still from the film.On the lam in Dr. Chicago. A still from the film.
Margaret Thornton, Mary Ashley, Steve Paxton, Alvin Lucier and Jan OnderMargaret Thornton, Mary Ashley, Steve Paxton, Alvin Lucier and Jan Onder in Dr. Chicago.
Photo: George Manupelli.
Mary Ashley as Sheila Marie in Dr. Chicago. A still from the film.Mary Ashley as Sheila Marie in Dr. Chicago. A still from the film.
Betty and Shirley Wong in Ride Dr. Chicago Ride. Photo: George ManupelliBetty and Shirley Wong in Ride Dr. Chicago Ride.
Photo: George Manupelli
George Manupelli (camera), L to R: Alvin Lucier, Tom Berman, Viera Collaro, Claude Kipnis, and Sam AshleyGeorge Manupelli (camera), L to R: Alvin Lucier, Tom Berman, Viera Collaro, Claude Kipnis, and Sam Ashley on the set of Ride Dr. Chicago Ride.
Photo: Mary Lucier.
George Manupelli, Bill Finneran and Lewis Simpson on location for Ride Dr. Chicago Ride.
Photo: Mary Lucier.
Pat Oleszko, costumed as Poe's The Raven performing a strip teasePat Oleszko, costumed as Poe's The Raven performing a strip tease in Cry Dr. Chicago.
Photo: Roberta Bloom.
Joe Wehrer, Bill Finneran and Alan SchreiberJoe Wehrer, Bill Finneran and Alan Schreiber in a scene from Cry Dr. Chicago.
Photo: Roberta Bloom.
The School House, Ann Arbor, Michigan; staging ground for the Dr. Chicago films.The School House, Ann Arbor, Michigan; staging ground for the Dr. Chicago films.
Steve Paxton and Viera Collaro in Cry Dr. Chicago. Photo: Roberta Bloom. Steve Paxton and Viera Collaro in Cry Dr. Chicago.
Photo: Roberta Bloom.
Cynthia Liddell (set design) on location for Cry Dr. Chicago. Photo: Roberta Bloom.Cynthia Liddell (set design) on location for Cry Dr. Chicago.
Photo: Roberta Bloom.
Mary Ashely (1931-1996). Photo: Roberta Bloom.Mary Ashely (1931-1996).
Photo: Roberta Bloom.
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George Manupelli

George Manupelli was born in Boston's North End in 1931. A pioneer in experimental film since 1955, he has exhibited and won awards internationally including the 1964 Venice and 1965 Sao Paulo Biennials. He recently received and Avant Garde Master Award for his Dr. Chicago films.

He holds a Doctors Degree from Columbia University (1959), and has taught at the University of Michigan, York University, was Dean of the San Francisco Art Institute, and was a Fellow at the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Studies. Manupelli founded the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 1963 and directed it for 17 years. He was also a member of the music theatre ONCE Group. His many films are in preservation at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.

Other distinguished artists and creative talents who contributed to the Chicago series include:

Jan Onder, Margaret Thornton, Walter Blackwell, Alex Hawkins, William Chenowith Jr., Nicholas Bertoni, Sam Ashley, Joseph Wehrer, Alvin Loving, Wyn Cortes, Viera Collaro, Betty Wong, Shirley Wong, Pauline Oliveros, William Finneran, Lewis Simpson, Lin Barron, Lyn Lonidier, Tom Berman, Jay Cassidy, Bruce Henstell, Mary Lucier, Robert Halper, Allan Schreiber, Michael Frost, Roberta Bloom, Pat Oleszko, Lincoln Scott, Liz Hall, Kathy Schuetz, Carol Kladdeer, Martha Wehrer, Ruth Reichl, John Copley, Betty Schreiber, Robert Sheff, George Burt, Andrew Halper, George Cacioppo, Dominick Devarti, Peter Darrow, Michael Manupelli.

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