Goldberg Kohn Principal Appointed to the Board of Local Artists' Community

May 16, 2008

Frederic R. Klein, Principal in the law firm of Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. and Chair of the firm's Litigation Group, was recently appointed to the Board of The Ragdale Foundation.

The Ragdale Foundation is an artists’ community that enriches the creative spirit, fosters artistic freedom, and infuses the artistic process with a powerful energy burst – the catalyst for creativity.  Built in 1897, Ragdale is located on the grounds of Arts and Crafts architect Howard Van Doren Shaw’s summer home in Lake Forest, IL.  Today the historic, timeless, and tranquil environment provides a sanctuary for artists-in-residence through the 30-year old Foundation. 

Visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from around the world apply for highly-regarded two-week residencies.  These competitively selected artists live and work in studios or bedrooms and gather for a chef-prepared dinner each evening.  Residents’ uninterrupted time at Ragdale is their own, and they use it to create, write, experiment, research, plan, edit, collaborate, rejuvenate, brainstorm, and just plain work.

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