Public Art in Chicago
Where Public Places are Art Galleries! This Blog dedicated to the Sculpture Community of Chicago - Past, Present and Future! Please do not use any image without written permission.
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| Chicago Sumarine Memorial |
U.S. Navy Submarine Memorial
Dedicated: May 18, 2019
Location: Chicago Riverwalk / 435 East Riverwalk Drive
The Memorial commemorates 28 submarines built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, that traveled through Chicago to the Pacific Ocean during the World War II
Not Forget Pearl Harbor - The design, construction and placement here, is a result of a challenge by a group of World War II submarine combat veterans to "Not Forget Pearl Harbor".
The Memorial is dedicated to all U.S. Navy Submariners, past, present and future, who defend our country.
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| Allium - by Carolyn Ottmers Allium - by Carolyn Ottmers 2004 / Installed 2015 Cast Aluminum / 10 feet tall Location: Chicago Riverwalk Allium is part of sculpture group called Equilibrium. The sculptural group Equilibrium includes three sculptures - Parsnip, Allium, and Shepherd's Purse. They are modelled on plants that grow in Chicago that actually clean up the soil. Although in nature they vary in height from a foot to 3 feet tall; the sculptures height range from 6 feet to 11 feet. Alliums is 10 feet tall. |
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
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| Sculpture for Snow - by Erin Shirreff Sculpture Garden Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) 220 E Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 |
Legends and Legacy Award to Richard Hunt
by the Art Institute of Chicago
June 9, 2022
The City of Chicago declared that day as
The Richard Hunt Day (06-09-2022)
Charger I and II - by Ted Gall
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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (Section II)
