Robert Coombs

Robert Coombs was a part of the Chicago 4 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the fifties and early sixties, The four also included Diana Johnson, Mel Johnson and Tedo Best. In his lifetime he held degrees from The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 1957, MFA 1958), The University of Chicago …

Mel Johnson

(1934-2018) Mel grew up in Chicago. While in high school he was apprenticed to Alphonso Iannelli in Park Ridge, who had worked with Frank Lloyd Wright during his time in Chicago. He worked with Richard Rush in his studio creating models. Mel attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he sat next …