Chicago Loop / La Tormenta - by Inigo Manglano-Ovalle

La Tormenta - by Inigo Manglano-Ovalle



La Tormenta / The Storm - by Inigo Manglano Ovalle

Installed: 2006

Fiberglass and Titanium Alloy Foil

Location: 101 W Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago

Commissioned by US GSA Art-in-Architecture program

Born in Spain, artist Inigo Manglano-Ovalle explored the ways individual affect and are affected by complex systems. Through space forms and diverse media his work examins subjects like economics, politics and immigration. He often uses weather as a metaphor to engage these topics.

Chicago South / NMSP / Hand Heart - by Jason Pickelman

Hand Heart - by Jason Pickelman

Hand Heart - by Jason Pickelman

2021

Fiberglass / 54 x 70 x 17 inches

Location: Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP)

aka... the NATE

At Governors State University

ICON series:  Hand Heart is part of Jason Pickelman's "Icons" series. The Icons series explores universal qualities in enduring cultural symbology through works in painting and sculpture, including pieces as Hourglass and Hand Heart.

Chicago South / Beverly neighborhood / Where Dreams Begin - by Marshall Svendsen

Where Dreams Begin - by Marshall Svendsen

 

Where Dream Begins  - by Marshall Svendsen

Installed: 2014

Location: King-Lockhart Park

10609 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643

Chicago South / Beverly neighborhood / First Responders Memorial

First Responders Memorial

Chicago First Responders Memorial

The Memorial features a beam of steel placed vertically with it's foundation featuring "Chicago", "New York" and "First Responders". The beam of steel is from the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the terrorist attack on Sep 11, 2001. 

Sculpture by Terrence Karpowitz

Tom Potter did the concrete work for the memorial

Unveiled : June 22, 2019

Location: Lockhart Park

10609 S. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643

The Memorial was created in honor of Herbie Johnson, a Chicago firefighter from Morgan Park, who assisted in the recovery efforts in New York after Sep 11.  Johnson, along with dozens of other Chicagoans traveled to New York City to help with the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack. The Fire Department of New York gifted the steel after Johnson died in the line of duty in 2012.

Chicago South / Beverly neighborhood / Quantum Me (2017) - by Davis McCarty

 

Quantum Me - by Davis McCarty

2017

Metra Beverly Hills Station

99th Street and Walden Parkway

 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 19 / Alderman Matthew O’Shea 

Quantum Me literally and figuratively reflects its surroundings. Multicolored panes of purple, green, and amber dichroic Plexiglas support a stainless-steel sphere that creates a kaleidoscopic experience unique to each passerby. A second piece by McCarty, Quantum Dee, located in the Rogers Park neighborhood in the 50th Ward, is an inversion of this sculpture. 

Chicago North / Lake Forest / American Legion Memorial for McKinlock Post 264

American Legion Memorial for McKinlock Post 264

American Legion Memorial for McKinlock Post 264

Dedicated: 2023

Memorial to the fallen soldiers of Lake Forest

Designed by Gary Tillery

who also sculpted the white bronze eagle on the black granite.

Location: 801 N. McKinley Road, 

Lake Forest, IL 60045

Chicago - Near North Side / Pioneer Court / Bust of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable - by Erik Blome

Jean-Baptiste Pointe SuSable

Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable

Sculptor: Erik Blome

Installed: 2009

Location: Pioneer Court

Chicago North / Northwestern University / Block Museum Campus Art Walk

Curved Form (1961) - Barbara Hepworth

 

Northwestern University - Block Museum Campus Art Walk

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Chicago North / The Young Lincoln (1945) - by Charles Keck

 

The Young Lincoln - by Charles Keck

1945 

 Bronze / 13-foot tall

Location: Senn (Nicholas) Park /

Triangular corner between N. Ridge Ave., N Clark Street and W. Thorndale Ave.

The Chicago Park District website informs... Keck's family donated the Young Lincoln to the G.A.R. collection of Chicago Public Library, which is now the Chicago Cultural Center. In 1997, the Chicago Public Library loaned the monument to the Chicago Park District to allow its installation in Senn Park on the city's North Side.

Chicago North / The Chicago Lincoln (1956) - by Avard Fairbanks

 

The Chicago Lincoln - by Avard Fairbanks

1956 / Bronze

Location: Lincoln Square / Lawrence and Western Avenue

Monument was erected by the Illinois Lincoln Memorial Committee

Chicago South - Bronzeville / Ida B. Wells ‘Light of Truth’ Monument (2021) - by Richard Hunt

Ida B. Wells Monuemnt with sculptor Richard Hunt


Above Image: Ida B. Wells Monument with sculptor Richard Hunt

 

Ida B Wells 'Light of Truth' Monument - by Richard Hunt

Unveiled: 2021

Location 37th & Langley Blvd, Chicago

Bronzeville neighborhood

Chicago Riverwalk / Constellation (2020) - by Santiago Calatrava

 

Constellation - by Santiago Calatrava

Installed: 2020

Painted aluminum with steel reinforcement / 29' H x 29' W

Location: River Point Park / 444 W. Lake Street

Funded by the real estate investment, development and management firm Hines.

Chicago - Near South Side / The BOTS (2018) - by David Weeks Studio

 Above Image: BOTS with sculptor David Weeks of the David Weeks Studio

The BOTS - by David Weeks Studio

Installed: 2018 

These are larger version of the wildly successful desktop puzzle toy - cubebot. 

Painted aluminum / Standing figure is 23' tall. 

Fabricated at the Vector Custom Fabricating

Location: Marriott Marquis bldg. (near McCormick Place)

at 2121 S Prairie Ave. Chicago, IL.

Chicago Loop / Red Lily Tree of Liberty (2022) - by Ruth Aizuss Migdal

 Above Image: Ruth Aizuss Migdal on her 90th Birthday.

Red Lily Tree of Liberty - by Ruth Aizuss Migdal

Installed: August 17, 2022, 

marking the 90th birthday of the sculptor Ruth Aizuss Migdal!

Painted aluminum / 17' x 7' x 7'

Location: Plaza of Chicago Architecture Center / 111 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

Brought by the CSE (Chicago Sculptor Exhibit)

Chiacago North / Phoenix Rising (2018) - by Lucy Slivinski

 

Phoenix Rising - by Lucy Slivinski

2018

Intersection of Sheridan Road, Broadway, and Montrose Avenue

 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 46 / Alderman James Cappleman 

Phoenix Rising is a symbol of rebirth. Using recycled materials, Slivinski gathered scrap materials from a nearby Chicago Transit Authority Red Line improvements project site. To contribute to the work, Alderman Cappleman’s office organized Uptown neighbors to donate bicycles, pipes, and other scrap metal. The artwork stands as a welcoming beacon and marks the entry to Uptown at its southern boundary. 

Chicago Loop / Loop da Loop (2018) - by John Adduci

 

Loop Da Loop - by John Adduci

2018 

“The Gateway to the Loop” micropark 

State Street median at Lake Street

 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

 Ward 42 / Alderman Brendan Reilly 

Loop Da Loop is a site-specific sculpture that draws inspiration from its location below the State and Lake elevated train station. Made of aluminum that echoes the material Adduci and structure of the metal elevated tracks, the sculpture intertwines this iconic symbol with a typographical “C” to represent Chicago. 

Chicago North / Ashland (2017) - by Erik Peterson

 

Ashland - by Erik Peterson

2017

Thorndale Avenue, between Sheridan Road and Lane Beach

 Commission by the 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 48 / Alderman Harry Osterman 

Ashland is a both a sculpture and a utilitarian piece of urban furniture installed within a median at the eastern end of Thorndale Avenue, where the city meets the lake. It was constructed from the wood of blighted ash trees affected by the emerald ash borer and removed from Rutherford Sayre Park on Chicago’s northwest side. It allows people to sit, relax and contemplate, taking in the view of the water and park. 

Chicago South / Letter to Bessie Coleman (2017) - by Architreasures with Bernard Williams

 Letter to Bessie Coleman - by Architreasures with Bernard Williams

2017

Chicago Park District / Burnham Park at 39th street

Commission by the 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 4 / Alderman Sophia King 

Created by Bernard Williams in collaboration with Architreasures, an art-based community development organization, this painted steel sculpture honors Bessie Coleman, the first woman of African American and Native American descent to become a licensed aviator. 

Chicago - West / Quantum Hope (2017) - by Nicole Neck

 

Quantum Hope - by Nicole Neck 

2017 

Location: Taylor street & Ogden Avenue

Commission by the 50x50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 28 / Alderman Jason Ervin 

Quantum Hope channels the basic principle of kinetic energy into a site-specific work. Installed within sight of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, and Stroger Hospital, the sculpture expresses sentiments of recovery, aspiration, and positive energy between these facilities. 

Chicago South / Olive-Harvey College / Conveyor (2020) - by Barbara Cooper

 

Conveyor - by Barbara Cooper

2020

Wood -white oak veneer and perforated steel

122' x 5' x 7'

Location: Olive-Harvey College, Chicago

Commissioned by the Illinois CDB Art in Architecture program.