Museum Campus : Field Museum Plaza [What You See..]

What you see ...
Location: Field Museum lawn ...
The museum campus gives an incredible view of Chicago skyline ...
"What you see" is self-explanatory...



For more on Grant Park ..
# Public Art in the Grant Park .. click here ....
# Gardens in the Grant Park .. click here ..
# Often overlooked but remarkable features like pedestrian crossings, the railway lines underneath, the street lamp posts, balustrade, corbels, the Y-symbols .. click here ..
# For a brief history of Grant Park .. click here ..

Chicago - Museum Campus / Monuments on the "Solidarity Drive"

Solidarity Drive ...
The road between the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium was named the "Solidarity Drive" in 1998 ... after reconstruction of 2,800 linear feet of shoreline. Improvements included the construction of step stone revetment.

The choice of name "Solidarity Drive" is in commemoration of Lech Walesa's ultimately successful movement to bring freedom to Poland named "Solidarity Movement". This road is lined with three statues...
# Nicolaus Copernicus
# Karel Havlicek
# Thaddeus Kosciuzsko
Point to note is that, Chicago has the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw ... And many times in history, Chicago's Polish polulation has outnumbered Polish population in Warsaw..

Chicago - Museum Campus / Gold Star Families Memorial and Park

Gold Star Families Memorial Park

The Gold Star Families Memorial and Park

Location: Burnham Park, along Lake Michigan on the east side of Soldier Field. It is nearly five acres extending from McFetridge Drive on the North to Waldron Drive on the South.

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation ensured that the design of the park would be as exceptional as the men and women it honors.

Chicago - Museum Campus / Burnham Park / Soldier Field Children's Garden

Geography Earth at the Soldier Field Children's Garden

 

Soldier Field Children's Garden

Installed: 2002

Landscape Architect: Lindsay Schaudt

Location: Northeast of Soldier Field, South of McFetridge Drive

Temporary Exhibit / Museum Campus / Three forms for Chicago - by David Nash]

Spheres Turn, Pyramids Rise, Cubes Stay Still 

Three forms for Chicago 

Artist: David Nash 

Installed: 2000

Temporary Exhibit

Location: Museum Campus, northwest side near Lake Shoredrive 

Description:

Wood sphere: Diam 8ft

Pyramid: H 16ft x W 10ft

Cube: H 10ft x W 8ft

Chicago - Grant Park / Agora (2006) - by Magdalena Abakanowicz

Agora - by Magdalena Abakanowicz

Agora - by Magdalena Abakanowicz 

[Polish sculptor]

Unveiled: 2006

106 cast iron figures / H 9 ft. each / 

weighing eleven hundred pounds each, created in Poland 

Location: Grant Park, 

intersection of S. Michigan Ave. and Roosevelt Road, Chicago 

Agora is a Greek word for "meeting place" 

Chicago - Grant Park / Rosenberg Fountain (1893) - by Franz Machtl

Rosenberg Fountain - by Franz Machtl

Rosenberg Fountain

Sculptor: Franz Machtl [German sculptor]

Installed: 1893  / Restored in 2004 

Location: Grant Park 

intersection of Michigan Ave & E. 11th St. (1000 S), Chicago, IL 60605

It reads, “Presented by Joseph Rosenberg San Francisco, Cal.”

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Chicago Loop / Lines in Four Directions (1985) - by Sol LeWitt

Lines in Four Directions - by Sol LeWitt

Installed: 1985

Painted aluminum / 90 X 72 feet

Location: 10 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604

Funded by grant from the NEA's Art in Public Places program and publicly raised funds.

(NEA - National Endowment for the Arts)

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Chicago - Northerly Island / Daphne Garden - by Dessa Kirk

Daphne Garden - by Dessa Kirk

The Daphne Garden - by Dessa Kirk 

Location: Northerly Island 

These three figurative sculptures of Daphne are all made from scraps of discarded Cadillac cars. One the the themes of this Chicago based artist of Dessa Kirk, is to find hidden beauty in ugliness.

Chicago - Near North / Being Born - by Virginio Ferrari

Being Born - by Vierginio Ferrari

Being Born - by Virginio Ferrari

Installed: 1983

Stainless steel, granite, and water / 624.9 x 701 x 548.6 cm..

Location: Intersection of Ontario, Ohio, and Orleans Sts .

Located at the Ohio Street exit of the Kennedy Expressway

Donated to the people of Chicago by the Tooling and Manufacturing Association 

(Previously known as the Tool and Die Institute).

Initially located at the corner of State and Washington streets, Chicago, Illinois, 1983. Relocated in 1996, with the collaboration of Chicago Gateway Green, to the Donald J. DePorter Gateway, intersection of Ontario, Ohio, and Orleans streets, Chicago, Illinois.

Loop [Communication X9 - by Yaacov Agam]

Communication X9  (1983) - Yaacov Agam

stainless-steel / 43 feet tall

  Installed in 1983 /  reinstalled after restoration: 2008 

 Location: 150 N Michigan Ave ... 

 Intersection of Michigan Ave and Randolph Street, in the Loop

 This op-art totem pole represents movement in art as one can notice subtle changes in color as one walks by.

Old Town Gates

Old Town Gates ...
Artist: ????
Installed: ????
Location: N Wells street ...
Any story behind these gates: ????

I am a bit disappointed that I could not find any information on the Old Town gates ..

LSE: 2008 [Abduction - by Ron Gard]

Abduction ..
Sculptor: Ron Gard
Location: Burton and Wells..
Sponsor: Old Town Merchants and Residents Assn.

The official website of "Lakefront Sculpture Exhibit, " click here .. describes this as ...
Gard has created numerous works that fold back on themselves or are juxta-posed to create a sense of tension or animation. This pairing of elements or doubling of elements is not an absolute. Often a singular image will pop into his head fully formed and only requires him to trace them into the real work. There is always a sense of play, a sense of adventure and of exploration, but it starts with play.

Ron Gard has owned and operated a custom fabrication business for over 30 years. He has also worked sculpturally for just as many years. He has worked in a wide range of media including wood, various metal and fiberglass..

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LSE: 2008 [Balm Oh - by John Adduci]

Balm Oh ..
Sculptor: John Adduci ...
Location: Eugenie and Cleveland [St. Michael’s Church] ...
Sponsor: Alderman VI Daley ..

The official website of "Lakeshore Sculpture Exhibit, " click here .. describes this as ...
Adduci believes that public sculpture uniquely excites our intuition to explore, to see all sides. Because of its on-the-street experience, there is an interaction that challenges the artist’s right to take up space. His works are powerful and audacious by design. He uses the fluidity of metal to explore unexpected interpretations of recognizable forms. We are then challenged to confront these works, creating a new dialogue and learning experience.

John Adduci received a MFA from Arizona State University. An internationally recognized artist, he has worked from his Chicago studio in the Old Town area for over thirty years.

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LSE: 2006 [Catch Up - by Shen Cheng Xu]

"Catch Up”
Description: 3’ x 6’ x 1.5’ / cast fiberglass; steel
Artist: Shen Cheng Xu
Sponsor: Old Town Triangle Association
Location: Eugenie & Cleveland..

From the official site of LSE:
Shen Cheng Xu returns to LSE for his third appearance with us. He creates contemporary and traditional sculptures. Catch Up continues his run of making family-friendly, eminently approachable pieces for this show. The organic form is matched with a whimsical feel to lighten the hearts of everyone. Shencheng’s quality craftsmanship and artistry are bound together to bring a smile to your face and allow you to explore your inner creativity.

Shen Cheng has completed over a dozen monumental pieces in China before arriving in the States. He is also a teacher at Northeastern Illinois University..

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LSE: 2003 [Renaissance Man - by Boban Ilic]

Renaissance Man
Sculptor: Boban Ilic
Lakefront Sculpture Exhibit: 2003
Location: Burton/Wells, 1501 North Wells in the Old Town,
very close to the Old Town gates..
Sponsor: Old Town Merchants & Residents Association..

As described in the official website of Lakefront Sculpture Exhibit..
The exuberant and proud Renaissance Man is at once a classic and modern expression of the 16th century’s famed period of anatomic sculpture and illustration. Employing modern style and technique, the 600-pound, 7-foot sculpture represents happiness and the power of life, complementing its present courtyard home...

*This sculpture seems to have found a permenent place there, although Lakefront Sculptural exhibits are for one year and then they are available for sale ..

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