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A picture that will be worth a lot to help CPD
Legendary photographer David Yarrow recently unveiled Sweet Home Chicago, a limited-edition photograph. Yarrow, one of the world’s best-selling photographers, has committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from the Chicago photograph print sales to the Chicago Police Foundation, the independent nonprofit or- ganization led by Chicago business leaders that helps improve the City’s public safety by supporting and funding programs that sup- plement resources and equipment available to the CPD.
In November 2017, Yarrow was in town for the opening of his solo exhibition “Wild Encounters” at Hilton | Asmus Contempo- rary, a gallery located in Chicago’s River North area. He was invited to attend the Chicago Police Foundation’s annual fundraiser, the True Blue Event, where he met Superintendent Eddie Johnson and John C. Robak, chair of the Chicago Police Foundation Board. The idea for the photo shoot came to him as he walked back to his ho- tel after the gala to support the Department.
Inspired by both the event and Chicago’s stunning architecture, Yarrow envisioned photographing a wolf using the famed archi- tecture as a backdrop. Working with the City, the Department and the Chicago Film Office, he returned and from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. photographed the wolf in the foreground against some of Chica- go’s most prominent architecture along its famous river walk. (No
animals were mistreated in this process.)
“Taking my audacious and challenging preconception linearly
through to its conception in the middle of a cold Chicago night involved a huge amount of teamwork and resolve,” Yarrow said. “I thank everyone for their roles – especially the wolf and Chicago Police Department (whose charitable foundation will rightly ben- efit from a portion of the proceeds of print sales).”
Added Robak: “We are extremely grateful for David’s generous philanthropic support of our organization, the Chicago Police De- partment, and our City. The Foundation provides supplemental resources in safety equipment, advanced training and technology to the Chicago Police Department. The programs we fund are ul- timately intended to help enhance overall public safety and build stronger relationships between the police and the communities they serve.”
The Chicago Police Foundation has also been providing ongo- ing funding to furnish all Chicago Police Officers trained in the special Law Enforcement Medical and Rescue Training (LEMART) technique with customized treatment kits. These lifesaving kits supply the necessary equipment to allow LEMART trained police officers on the scene in tactical and emergency situations to ad- minister rapid, on-site aid for serious wounds and injuries.d
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