Lincoln Park Zoo
Various Sculptures - by Various Artists
Adelor, the Lion - by Jeffrey L. Varilla and Anna Koh Varilla
Adelor, the African lion had lived at the Lincoln Park Zoo for most of his 18-year life died in 2012.
Donor Zina L. Berman commissioned a bronze memorial.
East Gate Arch - by Greg Leavitt and Camille Leavitt
Unveiled: 2002
Located at Lincoln Park Zoo’s East Gate
The installation features a twisting tropical vine supporting life-sized figures of a green iguana, colobus monkey, boa constrictor, dragonflies and other animals. The arched vine springs from rusticated limestone plinths.
Dream Lady - by Edward McCarten
Unveiled: 1922
Bronze figures on granite base
Size: 5' deep by 13'6" wide by 13' tall
Location: Northeast of the Helen Brach Primate House
Schoolchildren and citizens of Chicago, with aid from the Benjamin F. Ferguson Fund
Dream Lady features two bronze figures of children below a larger bronze angel, all mounted on a stone base with side extensions inscribed with lines from a Eugene Fields poems.
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Unveiled: 2005
Location: Lincoln Park Zoo’s West Gate
The statue shows an adult female black bear and two cubs appearing to catch fish from a stream. The tableau rests on top of a dressed limestone plinth marking the pedestrian entrance to the west side of the zoo.
Limestone Lion - by Kathleen McCullough
Location: East side of Wild Things! gift shop
Donated by CitiCorp, the sculpture serves as a memorial to Rush A. Watkins, former
director of the Lincoln Park Zoological Society.
Pathfinders - by Veryl Goodnight
Unveiled: 2005.
Location: The entrance to the Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
Heron - by H. Wheatley Allen
Location: Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo across from the red wolf exhibit
This elegant piece depicts a life-sized heron.
Donated by James Stuart and unveiled in 1988,
it was relocated to its current home from the original Children’s Zoo in 2006.
Elephant Drinking Fountain - by George Suyeoka
Unveiled: 1992
Medium: Bronze
Size: 2'8" long by 1'5" high by 3'8" high
Location: Center plaza of the historic Great Lawn south of Park Place Café
The fountain, mounted on a bronze podium, features an adult female and infant elephant appearing to drink from a shallow pool, which receives water from a drinking spout.
Lion Fountain - George Suyeoka
Unveiled: 2006
Medium: Bronze
Size: 2'8" long by 1'5" wide by 3'8" high
Location: West of the Kovler Lion House, along the public path
The fountain, mounted on a bronze podium, features a lion pride consisting of an adult male, adult female and three cubs appearing to drink from a shallow pool, which receives water from a drinking spout.
The Fountain for the Young at Heart - by George Suyeoka
Located between the bear and wolf habitats along the outdoor visitor path of Pritzker
Family Children’s Zoo
This tri-cornered children’s drinking fountain has a variety of near-life-sized small animal figures arranged fancifully. It was originally commissioned for the zoo’s first Children’s Zoo (1964–2004) and relocated to its new home in 2006.
Sunform - by David Rodgers
Unveiled: 1984 / repositioned in 1998
Medium: Limestone
Size: The sculpture, which is 6' deep by 8' wide by 8' high, weighs 5 tons.
Location: Center Plaza of the historic Great Lawn south of Park Place Café
A modern interpretation of a classic sundial, placed in recognition of The Lincoln Park Zoological Society's 25th anniversary.
Lowland Gorilla Family - by Bill Wieger
Location: along the entry path to Regenstein Center for African Apes .
It was unveiled in 2004 and dedicated in 2007.
This piece recreates a lowland-gorilla family at play.
Seal and Sea Lion - by Dino C. Crisanti
Unveiled: 2002.
Location: Kovler Sea Lion Poo
This life-sized bas-relief of a seal and sea lion provides a visual and tactile teaching tool
to compare physical features of the two species.
Rite of Spring - by Milton Horn
Unveiled: 2004; date of origin unknown
Medium: Terra cotta
Size: 4' tall by 4' feet wide by 4' long
Location: West of Antelope & Zebra Area
A depiction of a ram and an image of Pan, who in Greek mythology was the god of fields, forests, wild animals, flocks and shepherds. The terra cotta sculpture is inserted on a small brick and limestone wall with an integrated bench seat, created specifically for this piece.
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Siblings - by Rosetta
Unveiled: 1997
Located west of the Matthew Laflin Memorial Building on Clark Street
The sculpture features two young mountain lions reclining.
Missing from this post:
Rabbit and Butterfly
Polar Bear
Old Fishing Hole
Mother and Baby Pigmy Hippo
Bushman's Head
The Lincoln Park Zoo sculptures belongs the Chicago Park District.
For Chicago Park District's Fountains, Monuments, Sculptures & Statues, click here..
REFERENCES:
Sculptures at LP Zoo .. click here ..
Lincoln Park Sculpture Map and Tour .. click here ..
The Lincoln Park Zoo sculptures belongs the the Chicago Park District..
For Chicago Park District's Fountains, Monuments, Sculptures & Statues, click here..
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