| Harrington College of Design honored
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| | This excellent location enabled
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| Robert C. Marks with the Frances
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| | Harrington students to take advantage of
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| Harrington Award for outstanding
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| | all the educational and cultural venues
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| achievement in Education and Interior
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| | that Chicago has to offer.Along with Mr.
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| Design. The event took place in the Grand
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| | Marks, six other individuals were given
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| Hall at Union Station, 210 S. Canal St.,
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| | awards.For the Excellence in Design Award
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| Chicago, Illinois. Nelson Sears,
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| | the following individuals were honored:
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| Communications Manager at Harrington,
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| | Lucien Lagrange, Eva Maddox, Stanley
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| orchestrated the event. Never has the
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| | Tigerman, and Victor Skrebneski.For the
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| Grand Hall looked as good as it has for
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| | Design Vision Award the following
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| this special event. The room was
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| | individuals were honored: Mayor Richard
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| resplendent, colored lights were mounted
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| | M. Daley and Commissioner Cherilyn
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| at the base of the Greco/Roman fluted
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| | Heremb.Mr. Marks is a patron of the Arts.
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| columns that surround the room. The hall
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| | He is a supporter of Lyric Opera of
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| was finely appointed with wall
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| | Chicago, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
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| decorations, balloons, and an assortment
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| | The Art Institute of Chicago, and the
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| of flowers. A very fine dancing band that
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| | Metropolitan Opera of New York. Mr. Marks
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| played in a manner that was festive yet
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| | sits on the Boards of leading Chicago
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| not overly engaging.Starting out as a
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| | cultural institutions and is a moving
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| student at the Frances Harrington
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| | force in them.Today Harrington College of
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| Institution of Interior Decoration,
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| | Design stands at the forefront of
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| Robert C. Marks took control of the
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| | education in Interior Design. Under the
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| school in 1959. A man of vision, Mr.
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| | helm of President Erik Parks, Harrington
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| Marks expanded the programs and course
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| | College of Design is the world's largest
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| offerings. Seeing a need for school
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| | Interior Design school. Harrington
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| research, Mr. Marks started what came to
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| | College of Design is located at 20 W.
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| be the largest and most replete Interior
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| | Madison, Chicago, IL 60606-3433, (866)
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| Design library in the country. Further,
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| | 590-4423.Images of the event can be seen
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| he saw to having the school accredited by
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| | at: was born and raised on the south side
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| the American Society of Interior
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| | of Chicago in Hyde Park Township, near
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| Designers (ASID) and changed the name to
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| | the University of Chicago. As I child I
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| The Harrington Institute of Interior
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| | was always drawing and painting. My
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| Design.As time passed Mr. Marks developed
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| | father owned an art supply company, Favor
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| educational seminars in conjunction with
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| | Ruhl & Watson, where I was able to get
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| on site tours to architectural
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| | all that I needed to progress in my
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| destinations for research. They went to
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| | work.I have always enjoyed portraiture
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| cities all over the world visiting famous
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| | and landscape painting. In High School
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| places that have changed Interior Design.
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| | (Naperville Central High School) I took
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| These seminar events along with their
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| | Drafting from Mr. Pierce. I quickly
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| enhanced curricula helped established
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| | grasped the principles of perspective and
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| Harrington Institute as the premier
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| | drafting and hence made a career with
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| school for Interior Design in Chicago and
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| | both Fine Art and Architectural
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| as one of the leading Interior Design
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| | Renderings.In the mid 1970's I joined the
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| schools in the Country.Mr. Marks saw a
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| | US Navy and was stationed on board the
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| need for educational credentials for
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| | USS Midway, CV-41. The Midway was home
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| interior designers so he expanded the
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| | ported in Yokosuka, Japan (A suburb of
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| school to a college offering a Bachelors
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| | Tokyo). While in service I traveled all
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| Degree. The Institute was renamed the
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| | over Asia including such countries as
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| Harrington College of Design as it
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| | Korea, China, Philippines, Singapore,
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| remains today.For years Harrington was
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| | Pakistan, Hong Kong, and Japan. While in
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| located in the Fine Arts Building at 410
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| | Japan I learned Japanese. I speak German
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| S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.
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| | and Spanish as well.
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