This is Yellow Kid Weil, “one of Chicago’s landmarks,” said the Chicago Daily Tribune about this notorious(ly dapper) con man of the early 20th century.
Read a short history of the big con in Amy Reading’s rousing new book, The Mark Inside.
The most remarkable thing about coming home to you is the feeling of being in motion again. It's the most extraordinary thing in the world.
Why am I the Arkadelphian? Ask me anything (provided what you're asking isn't lame).
Why am I the Arkadelphian? Ask me anything (provided what you're asking isn't lame).
March 9, 2012
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Ad Reinhardt, How to Look at Art, Arts & Architecture, January 1947
