Chicago North / Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section I )

 Trunnion II - by Dale Graham

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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park 

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.

Temporary Exhibit / Chicago Riverwalk / You are on Potawatomi Land - by Andrea Carlson

Banner  "You Are on Potawatomi Land" - by Andrea Carlson

 

Multilingual Mural Banner 

Bodéwadmikik ėthë yéyék/ You are on Potawatomi Land

by Ojibwe artist Andrea Carlson

Installed: 2020

15' high x 266' long

The mural banner is made up of five oil paintings on canvas. These paintings were scanned with large format scanners and the digital files were blown up to accomodate the large format banners. The text were added digitally. The images were then printed on a mesh that allowed the air to flow through it.

Location: Chicago Riverwalk  - South Bank

Chicago - Museum Campus / Eternal Flame of Hope - by Richard Hunt

 

Eternal Flame of Hope - Monument for Special Olympics - by Richard Hunt

Eternal Flame of Hope - A monument for Special Olympics

- by Richard Hunt 

2018

Stainless steel / 30 feet tall

A Monument for Special Olympics at the site of the first games 

50 years ago on July 20, 1968

The Monument "Eternal Flame of Hope"

celebrates Chicago as the Birthplace of Special Olympics.

Location: Soldier Field's North Lawn

off of McFetridge Drive

Schaumburg - Illinois / Veterans Gateway Park

 

Veterans Gateway Park / Schaumburg, Illinois



Veterans Gateway Park

Built: 1997

Location: 4 S. Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193

The park is dedicated to all men and womenwho have selflessly served the country through armed forces. The park includes a 66-foot tall clock tower, flag poles, seating areas and gardens. The park also functions as a gateway to the Schaumburg Town Square.

Elgin - Illinois / Veterans Memorial Park

 Veterans Memorial Park / Elgin

Veterans Memorial Park

Installation: 2008

Location: 274 North Grove Street, Elgin, IL 60120

Just north of Gail Borden Public Library

The Veterans Memorial Park is dedicated to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and freedom. This Memorial Park is an attempt to recognize all veterans with one central monument in their honor.

 

Portrait with the First Cultural Historian of Chicago - Tim Samuelson

 

First Cultural Historian of Chicago - Tim Samuelson

Temporary Exhibition: 

"The Pride & Perils of Chicago's Public Art"

Jan 2017 - July 2017

Location: Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago

Photo credit: Lynn Becker

Portrait with Sculptor - Chakaia Booker

 

Temporary Exhibition:

"Seven Sculptures by Chakaia Booker"

April, 2016 - April, 2018

Location: Boeing Galleries, Millennium Park , Chicago