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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Preston!!!!


# Preston at work at SAIC, making the sculpture, "Cakewalkers"....
Belated Happy Birthday Preston..
And we got to meet soon..



Preston Eugene Jackson, born on March 1, 1944 in Decatur, Illinois..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago - Preston Jackson-III.
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago - Preston Jackson-II..
# Knocking on Freedom's Door - by Preston Jackson..
# Irv Kupcinet Memorial - by Preston Jackson..
# Stainless Steel Metaphors - by Preston Jackson..
# Flight of Cakewalkers - by Preston Jackson..
# Outside History - by Preston Jackson..
# The Making of Cakewalkers - by Preston Jackson..
# Fun time with Preston....


# Preston with his Whale sculpture. For more, click here..

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Temporary Exhibits 2012

  • Morbid Curiosity: Richard Harris Collection [Chicago Cultural Center]
  • CANstruction 2012 [Merchandise Mart]
  • Alterpolitan: Indoor Sculpture Garden [Inland Steel Bldg.]
  • CSI Installation at Bridgeport Art Center
  • Sculptural Installation by Terrence Karpowicz [Prudential Tower lobby]
  • Art Exhibition by Jean Jacques Perrot [AMA Bldg.]
  • Vater Staat - by Thomas Schutte [AIC]
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  • 2010: Sculptural Installations

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  • Why I prefer sculptures over paintings
  • Making of a sculpture, Lost Wax Method [Bulldog and Hydrant - by Marshall Svendson]
  • Ten Oldest Sculptures of Chicago..
  • Day Trip to Farnsworth House
  • Vacation 2012 [Trip to Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and Los Angeles]

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  • Commomorative Monuments and Memorials
  • Fountains & Reflective Pools..
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  • Murals
  • Native Americans
  • Policies & Programs that shape Public Art in Chicago
  • Funding of public art in Chicago
  • Specials & Miscellaneous
  • Y-Symbol / Municipal Device
  • Help Identify

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