This exhibition presents a detail from famed artist-reporter Franklin McMahon, and his celebrated collection of Vatican II era and Chicagoland paintings and drawings. Created in the immediacy of on-site location in Rome, the Vatican works stir the soul to historical memory. In tandem with the hope and honesty of Pope John XXIII, and ‘out of obedience to an inspiration’, these works report significant moments of Vatican Council II and beyond. McMahon continues his technique of reportorial drawing with intimate portraits of Chicago parish life, including people, churches, significant ecumenical movements and meetings.

 

 

 

Image: Vatican Council II: Opening Procession, Franklin McMahon

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