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 - Near North Side / MCA / From the Tropics - by Pedro y Juana

 

From the Tropics, with Love 


From the Tropics, with Love - by Pedro y Juana

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
220 E Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611

Mexico based architecture firm Pedro y Juana  created the site-specific installation for the Commons, at MCA. 

From the Tropics with Love installation includes an urban garden consisting of 221 planters and lamps, hardy indoor plants, a collapsible stage, and a suit of multifunctional furniture that can be dismantled and stored on the wall.

The Commons - An area located on the Second Floor at MC

It places artistic and civic exchange at the heart of the museum. Everything that happens within this space is meant to encourage formal and inflrmal dialogue as well as interaction among artists, visitors and communities.

Chicago - Near North Side / MCA / Ganz Grosse Geister - by Thomas Schutte

Ganz Grosse Geister - by Thomas Schutte


Ganz Grosse Geister - by Thomas Schutte
aka Big Spirits XL

2004

Enamel on cast aluminum

Three figues - 16 feet high

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)

 

Chicago - Near North Side / MCA / Sculpture Garden

 

Sculpture for Snow - by Erin Shirreff


Sculpture Garden

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
220 E Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611

Chicago - Near North Side / Crossing (1998) by Hubertus von der Goltz

Crossing - Hubertus von der Goltz

Installed: May 22, 1998

Location: LaSalle Gateway Plaza on LaSalle Street, 

just north of the Chicago River

Commissioned by the City of Chicago Percent for Art program.

Chicago Riverwalk / Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame - by Various Artists

Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame

The Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame

Bust sculptures of eight outstanding American merchants

by Minna Harkavy, Milton Horn, Lewis Iselin, Henry Rox, Charles Umlauf

Installed: 1953

Description: Bronzes, four-times life-size (each)

Commissioned by The Merchandise Mart

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Location: The Merchandise Mart main entrance at the Chicago River

Chicago - Near North Side / Homeless Jesus - by Timothy Schmalz

 

Homeless Jesus - by Timothy Schmalz

Homeless Jesus, also known as Jesus the Homeless, is a bronze sculpture that depicts Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. The original sculpture was installed at Regis College, University of Toronto, Toronto in early 2013. Other casts have since been installed. This includes the one in River North neighborhood of Chicago. It is outside the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago's headquarters of Chicago.

Chicago Near North Side / The Gentlemen Statues - by Ju Ming

The Gentlemen Statues  - by Ju Ming



The Gentlemen Statues - by Ju Ming

The sculptures are work of renowned Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming.

The sculptures are part of Ju Ming's "Living World Series"

The statues were purchased by the Great Eagle Holdings,
the parent company of Langham Hospitality Group,
who then had them installed.

Location: AMA Plaza, near the IBM building,
which houses the Langham Hotel
330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago

The sculpture features eleven bronze plated figures, wearing trench coats and holding umbrellas. The figures are minimalistic and blocky.

Chicago - Near North Side / Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital / Dedication of "Healing Water" - by Mark Davis



 

Healing Waters - by Mark Davis

Dedication of the installation : Nov 15, 2012:

Location: Driveway of  Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

The installation of outdoor sculpture "Healing Waters" is made possible through the generosity of Chicago residents Gigi and Michael Pucker, through the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation.

Chicago - Navy Pier / USS Chicago Anchor

USS Chicago Amchor

USS Chicago Anchor

Location: Navy Pier - East end 

This 8 ton anchor is from the third warship named after the City of Chicago. 

This anchor is dedicated as a memorial to each ship named "Chicago" and to the thousands of men and women who served their nation in maritime service.

Chicago - Navy Pier / Captain on the Helm - by Michael Martino

Captain on the Helm - by Michael Martino

Captain on the Helm - by Michael Martino

Installed: May 19, 2000

Location: Navy Pier

Just south of Navy Pier entrance

Gift from Chicago Lodge of International Shipmasters Association

The site has engraved brickworks with names of 

many legendary captians and contributors to the project.

Chicago - Navy Pier / Crack the Whip - by J.Seward Johnson Jr.

Crack the Whip - by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

Crack the Whip - by J.Seward Johnson Jr

Location: Navy Pier

between Second and Brown Streets

Chicago - Navy Pier / Bob Newhart as Dr. Bob Hartley

Bob Newhart as Dr. Bob Hartley

Bob Newhart as Dr. Bob Hartley

A life-size sculpture of fictional psychologist Bob Hartley played by comedian Bob Newhart, who appeared on the sitcom The Bob Newhart Show on CBS (1972-78).

Created by Studio EIS in New York

Commissioned by nostalgia cable channel TV Land

Gift by the people of  TV LAND

The statue was designed for guest participation and is enjoyed best by interaction with the famous TV psychologist Dr. Bob Hartley in bronze.

Chicago - Near North Side / Fountain at Fourth Presbyterian Church

Fourth Presbyterian Church Fountain

 

Fountain at the Fourth Presbyterian Church

The architect for the Fourth Presbyterian Church is Ralph Adams Cram. But the  parish house, cloister, manse, and garth were designed by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw.

The parish buildings were built at the same time as the church and dedicated in March 1914. The Tudor-style parish building has a small courtyard and in the center of the courtyard is a beautiful fountain. [ I have read at some places that it's called Children's Fountain. But I'm not sure]

The words inscribed on the fountain are..

For the Earth Shall Be

Filled with the knowledge

Of the Glory of the Lord

As the Water covers the Sea..

Chicago - Near North / The Gold Coast - by Bernard Rosenthal

The Gold Coast - by Bernard Rosenthal

The Gold Coast - by Bernard Rosenthal

20 feet

Location: 1000 N Lake Shore Drive Bldg.

This 20-foot sculpture in bronze, represent people from African Gold Coast. I never understood what this sculpture represents, until I read the book, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture", by Ira J. Bach and mary Lackritz Gray. here's an excerpt..

"It is made up of stylized tribal warriors throwing spears and beating tom toms and women carrying water buckets on their heads. Above figures is a sunbrust".



Chicago - Near North Side / Allow Me - by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

Allow Me - by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

Allow Me - by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

 Plaza of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Chicago

120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Chicago Near North Side / Washington Square Park Fountain (1999)

 

Washington Square Park Fountain

Washington Square Park Fountain

Location: Clark and Walton streets

Constructed as part of the 1999 Public Fountain Program

Chicago - Near North Side / Streeterville / Ben - by Deborah Butterfield

y Deborah Butterfield

1989 / Bronze

Location: Seneca Park..

at the intersection of Mies Van Der Rohe Way and Chicago Avenue.

Chicago - Near North Side / Streeterville / Two to Tango - by Richard Keibdaj

Two to Tango - by Richard Keibdaj

Two to Tango - by Richard Keibdaj

Sculpted in 2009

Location: Plaza of the Saloon Steakhouse
200 E. Chestnut Stree

Chicago - Near North Side / Streeterville / Family - by Joseph J. O'Connell

Family - by Joseph J. O'Connell

1968 /  Bronze

War Memorial Court of American Dental Association