“Somehow I felt as if I was chosen to do it, to document the light and the energy and living spirit of the place.”  — Stephen Wilkes

Photo: Corridor 9, Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom, Stephen Wilkes

You are cordially invited to join Landmarks Illinois’ Louis Sullivan Society for a cocktail reception and exclusive preview of Stephen Wilkes’ Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom.

Photographer Stephen Wilkes intense study of the abandoned medical site on Ellis Island is manifested in this exhibit of 29 ilfochrome prints, as well as in his book, Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom, published by W.W. Norton & Company. Working with the New York Landmarks Conservancy, Wilkes later made a video, which was presented to Congress. Two years later, Congress approved a $6-million grant to preserve the south side of Ellis Island as a living ruin.

This event is open to current and new Louis Sullivan Society members. Click here to learn about joining. Reservations are required, please call Mina McGuire at (312) 922-1742 or e-mail at mcguirem@lpci.org to r.s.v.p.