Raeburn Flerlage was well known as Chicago's foremost blues photographer, capturing some of America's greatest blues artists at the pinnacle of their careers. He presented many of these
now-famous photographs in Chicago Blues (2000), but thousands of his images are still virtually unknown. Chicago Folk brings over 200 of these photos to light.
With candid offstage shots and suprisingly intimate performance portraits, Flerlage captures the musical energy from many diverse performers. The editors have carefully selected photos that
demonstrate Flerlage's artistry and his commitment to the music and ideology of the 1960s, creating an insider's photographic history of Chicago's vibrant folk community.
