What is Karl Wirsum?
{{no sources|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Karl Wirsum | birth_name = | birth_date = 1939 | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = May 6, 2021 (age 81-82) | death_place = [[Lake View, Chicago]], Illinois, U.S. | alma_mater = [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]] | occupation = {{hlist|Artist}} | spouse = {{marriage|Lorri Gunn Wirsum|1968}} | children = 2 }} '''Karl Wirsum''' (1939 – May 6, 2021) was an American artist who was a member of the Chicago artistic group The Hairy Who, and helped set the foundation for Chicago's art scene in the 1970s. Although he was primarily a painter, he also worked with prints, sculpture, and even digital art. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wirsum, Karl}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Artists from Chicago]]