Untitled (Bench) - by Martin Puryear
1998 / Pair of benches - Stainless-steel and Granite
Location: Lakeside Gardens / Chicago Botanic Garden
Gift from Ernest P. Waud, III
Public Art in Chicago
Good art in public places is one of the hallmarks of a great city. Here are images of sculptures, monuments, memorials, murals, reliefs, fountains and amenities at public places in Chicago... A Blog dedicated to the Sculpture Community of Chicago... Past, Present and Future... Please do not use any image without written permission.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Monday, March 20, 2023
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section IV)
Sun Worshipper - by Ted Gall
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section IV)
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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section II)
Charger I and II - by Ted Gall
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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section II)
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section I )
Trunnion II - by Dale Graham
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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Monday, March 13, 2023
Northwestern University - Block Museum Campus Art Walk
Curved Form (1961) - Barbara Hepworth
Northwestern University - Block Museum Campus Art Walk
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Ida B. Wells ‘Light of Truth’ Monument (2021) - by Richard Hunt
Ida B Wells 'Light of Truth' Monument - by Richard Hunt
Unveiled: 2021
Location 37th & Langley Blvd, Chicago
Monday, February 27, 2023
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.
The BOTS (2018) - by David Weeks Studio
Above image: 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.
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