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| Aaron Montgomary Ward - by Milton Horn |
Aaron Montgomery Ward - by Milton Horn
Sculpted 1972
Installed in Grant Park: 1993
Relocated: 2005
Location: Grant Park
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Showing posts with label Chicago Loop II - Grant Park & Millennium Park and AIC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago Loop II - Grant Park & Millennium Park and AIC. Show all posts
Friday, July 10, 2009
Chicago - Grant Park / Aaron Montgomary Ward - by Milton Horn
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Chicago - Grant Park /Theodore Thomas Memorial / The Spirit of Music Statue - by Albin Polasek
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| The Spirit of Music - by Albin Polasek |
Theodore Thomas Memorial / The Spirit of Music Statue
Sculptor: Albin Polasek
Architect: Howard Van Doren Shaw
Completed: 1923
Location: Chicago’s Grant Park
on the corner of Balbo and South Michigan Avenue,
near the Hilton Hotel
Commissioned by the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund,
as a memorial to Theodore Thomas [1835-1905],
the first conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)
Monday, July 6, 2009
Chicago - Grant Park / Bust of Sir Georg Solti Garden - by Elisabeth Frink
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Chicago - AIC / The Lions - by Edward Kemeys
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| AIC / The Lions - by Edward Kemeys |
The Lions - Edward Kemeys
Installed: 1894
Description: Bronze
Location: The Art Institute of Chicago
Gift of Mrs. Henry Field to The Art Institute of Chicago
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Chicago - AIC / Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) - East Garden
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| AIC East Garden with Chicago Stock Exchange Arch |
Art Institute of Chicago [AIC] - East Gardens
On the east of the Modern Wing (AIC),
along the Monroe Street and Columbus Avenue is a beautiful East Garden.
It is landscaped by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd.
who also designed the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park,
The garden is home of the preserved
Chicago Stock Exchange Arch designed by Louis Sullivan.
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Chicago - AIC / Original Chicago Stock Exchange entrance arch - by Louis Sullivan
Chicago Stock Exchange Entrance Arch
Designed by Louis Sullivan .
The east entrance of the Art Institute of Chicago is marked by the stone arch entrance to the old Chicago Stock Exchange. Designed by Louis Sullivan in 1894, the Exchange was torn down in 1972, but salvaged portions of the original trading room were brought to the Art Institute and reconstructed.
Chicago - AIC / Noguchi Fountain (1976) - by Isamu Noguchi
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| Noguchi Fountain - by Isamu Noguchi |
Noguchi Fountain - by Isamu Noguchi
1976
Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic
Granite and stainless steel, L 50 ft.
Location: The Art Institute of Chicago,
east façade Columbus Dr. between Monroe St. and Jackson Blvd.
Commissioned by the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund
Chicago - AIC / McKinlock Court / The Fountain of the Tritons - by Carl Milles
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| Fountain of the Tritons - by Carl Milles |
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The Art Institute of Chicago
McKinlock Court & the Fountain of the Tritons
McKinlock Court
It's a 11,640 square foot outdoor court at the Art Institute of Chicago. The centerpiece of this court is "Fountain of the Tritons" by Carl Milles. The court has beautiful Dutch Elm trees. The McKinlock Court is attached to the Garden Cafe of the AIC.
McKinlock Court was landscaped in 1924. By 1931 the court was remodeled so the Fountain of the Tritons could be installed. This court is open for dining during the summer months.
Fountain of the Tritons - by Carl Milles
Sponsored by the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund, to commemorate John Ericsson and other Swedish Americans. Ericsson created the "Monitor", the first iron-clad turret ship, which did battle with the Merrimack in the Civil War.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Chicago Loop / Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) / AIC - South Garden
Chicago - AIC / South Garden / Fountain of the Great Lakes - by Lorado Taft
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| Fountain of the Great Lakes - by Lorado Taft |
Fountain of the Great Lakes
Sculptor: Lorado Taft
Bronze work created between 1907-1913
Location: South Garden at the Art Institute of Chicago
First monument commissioned by the B.F.Ferguson Monument Fund,
as a memorial to B.F.Ferguson.
Fountain of the Great Lakes is an allegorical sculpture by Lorado Taft. As the name suggests, this fountain represents the five great lakes. The five women are so arranged that the water flows through them in the same way water passes through the Great Lakes. 'Superior' is on the top and 'Michigan' on the side both empty into the basin of 'Huron' who sends the stream to 'Erie' whereas 'Ontario' receives the water and gazes off as it flows into the ocean.
Chicago Loop / Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) / AIC - North Garden
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| Large Interior Form - by Henry Moore |
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) has some beautiful gardens
The North Garden
Made in 1960, it is also known as the Stanley McCormick Memorial Court.
It was constructed by Holabird & Root & Burgee.
It was designed, as a sculpture court, by the landscape architect Laurie Olin.
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AIC: North Garden [Large Interior Form - by Henry Moore]
Large Interior Form - by Henry Moore
Installed: 1983
Bronze /H-16.5f
A gift by the artist to the Art institute of Chicago
Location: North Garden at the Art Institute of Chicago
Also known as the Stanley McCormick Memorial Court
The North Garden was designed, as a sculpture court, by the landscape architect Laurie Olin
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Chicago - AIC / Seating for Eight (1985) - by Scott Burton
Seating for Eight - by Scott Burton
1985
African red granite / 32" x 18" x 34"
Location: Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) Columbus Drive
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Chicago - Grant Park / Agora (2006) - by Magdalena Abakanowicz
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| 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
Monday, September 1, 2008
Chicago - Grant Park / Reading Cones - by Richard Serra
Chicago - Grant Park / General John Logan Memorial (1897) - by Auguste Saint-Gaudens
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| General John Logan Memorial |
General John Logan Memorial
Sculptor: August Saint-Gaudens (portrait)
with the assistance of Alexander Phimster Proctor (horse)
Unveiled: 1897
Location: 337 East Randolph Street,
Grant Park (Michigan Avenue at 9th Street)
Saint-Gaudens sculpted the bronze figure of General Logan, and Alexander Phimister Proctor, an observer of American wilderness and sculptor who made enormous animal sculptures for the World’s Columbian Exposition, created Logan’s horse.
Chicago - Grant Park / The Bowman and The Spearman by Ivan Mestrovic
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| Bowman - by Ivan Mestrovic |
The Bowman and The Spearman
Sculptor: Ivan Mestrovic
Installed: 1928
Description: Bronze figures / H 17 ft. (each)
Location: Congress Plaza Gardens
S. Michigan Ave. (100 E) & E. Congress Pkwy. (500 S)
Chicago, IL 60604
Commissioned by the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund,
to commemorate Native Americans.
Chicago - Grant Park / Figure Fountains: Crane Girl, Fisher Boy, Dove Girl and Turtle Boy - by Leonard Crunelle
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| Dove Girl |
Four Figure Fountains:
Dove Girl, Turtle Boy, Crane Girl, Fisher Boy
- by Leonard Crunelle
On the north and south of the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain are the rose gardens. These rose gardens have four circular fountains with bronze figures installed in the center of each
The South Rose Garden has Dove Girl and Turtle Boy
The North Rose Garden has Crane Girl and Fisher Boy
Location: Grant Park Rose Gardens
East of S. Columbus Dr. (301 E) north and south of E. Congress Pkwy. (500 S)
Chicago, IL 60605
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