tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495818206789941876.post452646129162859789..comments2024-02-16T00:24:49.106-08:00Comments on Public Art in Chicago: Lincoln Park [Benjamin Franklin Monument - by Richard Henry Park]Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495818206789941876.post-24213432403785772082010-08-19T12:47:36.894-07:002010-08-19T12:47:36.894-07:00According to my records the Ben Franklin statue in...According to my records the Ben Franklin statue in Lincoln park was presented to the city by Joseph Medill. Rich Parks, sculptor, commissioned Sigvald Asbjønsen to sculpt and oversee the preparation of the statue. Confirmed in Chicago Trib 7/14/35 issue by James Fuller. Also another article in issue of Viking 1896 (a Norwegian-Am newspaper. S.A. is my great uncle.<br /> Barbara Champaigne<br />\ 1072 Oak Street, Neenah, WI.<br /> Phone: 920-725-4196<br /> E-mail: barbchamp@juno.comBarbara Champaignenoreply@blogger.com