Illinois Stories-COVID 19 from Illinois State Museum
This year has no doubt been marked by the coronavirus pandemic. The Illinois State Museum has started a collection documenting Illinoisans experiences of the initial days shelter-in place and the summer’s movement for justice following the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville through art, personal essays, and photographs. The collection is on-going, but here are a few already in the collection:
Birthday Drive-bys, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by J Crin. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.
Black Lives Matter Rally, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by Zach Adams. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.
Park Do’s and Don’ts, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by A. Jordan-Baker. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.“Crazy In Quarantine” , 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Art by Ellie Baldwin. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.Penguin Field Trips at the Shedd, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by Shedd Aquarium. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.Public Service Announcement, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by M. Wilhelmi. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.Birthday Blues, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by S. Carolan. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.
Social Distancing with Friends, 2020. Illinois State Museum. Illinois Stories- Covid 19. Photograph by B. Malany. Courtesy of Illinois State Museum.
