Barbara Herrington(1948-1991)
- Director
- Actress
Barbara Harrington (credited as Herrington) was born in Poland to Stefan and Maria Ehrlich. She came to the United States on a scholarship a and graduated from the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where she was a student of Professor Lawrence Janiak and met her partner, Steve Reagan. She also attended The Art Institute of Chicago.
After college, she founded the graphic design firm, BHI Corp., at 340 Huron Street in Chicago. The firm had received national recognition when its original location was destroyed in a fire on April 15, 1989. Reagan and Harrington diverted calls to their home until a new operation could be established at 118 N. Aberdeen St. She wanted the firm to be seen as adaptable to the client's style.
She was in an auto accident on July 12, 1991, and died as the result of her injuries on July 30, age 42.
After college, she founded the graphic design firm, BHI Corp., at 340 Huron Street in Chicago. The firm had received national recognition when its original location was destroyed in a fire on April 15, 1989. Reagan and Harrington diverted calls to their home until a new operation could be established at 118 N. Aberdeen St. She wanted the firm to be seen as adaptable to the client's style.
She was in an auto accident on July 12, 1991, and died as the result of her injuries on July 30, age 42.
