This event is in the past.It took place on April 5, 2026 at Hatcher Graduate Library.
Sam Karres spent nearly 60 years sketching the soul of Detroit's Greektown. His watercolors and sketchbooks capture musicians, dancers, restaurant scenes, and neighborhood faces in vivid, intimate detail: a visual diary of a community that shaped the city.
Art exhibit
Detroit history
Greek-American culture
Watercolor paintings
Tips
📚browse the original sketchbooks
🎨works span 1955 to 2012
👩‍🎓curated by student fellows
Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
Burns Park
Sam Karres spent nearly 60 years sketching the soul of Detroit's Greektown. His watercolors and sketchbooks capture musicians, dancers, restaurant scenes, and neighborhood faces in vivid, intimate detail: a visual diary of a community that shaped the city.
Art exhibit
Detroit history
Greek-American culture
Watercolor paintings
Tips
📚browse the original sketchbooks
🎨works span 1955 to 2012
👩‍🎓curated by student fellows
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