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Sculptor:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Architect:
Bacon, Henry 1866-1924  Search this
Carver:
Norcross Brothers  Search this
Founder:
Jno. Williams, Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Figure: bronze, gilded; Base: Stony Creek pink granite and grey speckled granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Coadministered by Chicago Park District Preservation Planning Division 425 East McFetridge Drive Chicago Illinois 60605
Coadministered by Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60603-6110
Located Jackson Park Hayes (63rd Street) & Richards Drives Chicago Illinois
Date:
Dedicated May 11, 1918
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 242-243.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 28-29.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5050, 1989.
Monumental News, Sept. 1914; June 1918.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Summary:
Standing female figure holding a staff in her proper left hand and a ball with a bird on it in her proper right hand. She is classically draped and wears a laurel wreath on her head.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Republic  Search this
Control number:
IAS IL000004
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_14453