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 Cab Calloway backstage in Chicago Stadium, where he frequently performed at halftime of Harlem Globetrotter shows |  Curtis Mayfield in recording studio on Chicago's North Side |  Duke Ellington at IIT in Chicago on Nov. 9, 1957. The event was a celebration of Mies Van Der Rohe, who had designed the unique Robert Crown Hall, which opened in 1956. Some of Don's photos were used for the 50th anniversary celebration in 2007 |
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 Dave Brubeck performing at IIT in Chicago. Paul Desmond is in the background |  Paul Gonsalves, member of the Duke Ellington band |  Sculpture Richard Hunt, in his gallery circa 1962, when Don did a shoot for Ebony. Richard and Don were childhood friends |
 Malcolm X dancers |  Conductor Henry Lewis, the first African American to lead a major symphony orchestra, in Chicago's Grant Park |  Etta Moten Barnett, actress and vocalist, played the role of Bess in the 1942 revival of Porgy and Bess. Gerschwin had written the role with her in mind |
 Duke Ellington backstage after performance at IIT in Chicago in 1957 |  IIT paper announcing the Ellington event in 1957 |  Cab Calloway dancing with a fan at halftime show |
 Don Sparks and Richard Hunt visiting at Richard's studio on Lill St in 2014 |  Richard Hunt at work |  Duke Ellington at the piano |
 Duke Ellington band in 1957 |  Duke Ellington |  Dave Brubeck |
 Richard Hunt |  Cab Calloway |  Dancer |
 Curtis Mayfield |
Don Sparks Photography
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