Thursday, September 24, 2009

Chicago South - Bronzeville / The Recognition Panels

Bronzeville Recognition Panels - by Mary Brogger


The Recognition Panels

by Mary Brogger

Description: Laser cut steel

Installed: 1996

Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
between 24th and 25th streets






The Recognition Panels - by Mary Brogger



The Recognition Panels

Mary Brogger's design for The Recognition panels is based on a motif found in the stone relief carvings atop the Victory Monument. The pattern consists of a shield surrounded by a decorative acanthus vine with various icons commemorating aspects of Bronzeville's legacy.

 
Bronzeville - the Victory Monument stone relief carvings




The Victory Monument, with the stone relief carving
 from which the The Recognition Panels design is derived.


Bronzeville - The Victory Monument




The Recognition Panels





The Recognition Panels





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