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Outdoor Chicago Sculpture
Posted by:
nordsider
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Date: January 11, 2013 11:29AM
What Chicago outdoor sculptures do you like, or dislike, and why?
One of the sculptures that I like is "The Bean" in Millennium Park, although unfortunately, I haven't viewed it in person, it appears that it would give one an interesting close-up portrait photographs. ;-)
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial was always visible to me in Lincoln Park, when I was a kid in the '40s.
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One of the sculptures that I like is "The Bean" in Millennium Park, although unfortunately, I haven't viewed it in person, it appears that it would give one an interesting close-up portrait photographs. ;-)
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial was always visible to me in Lincoln Park, when I was a kid in the '40s.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2013 05:50PM by nordsider.
Re: Outdoor Chicago Sculpture
Posted by:
jak378
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Date: January 11, 2013 03:48PM
I have always been partial to "The Fountain of Tim," by Laredo Taft, at the Midway and, is it Stony Island or Cottage Grove?
Re: Outdoor Chicago Sculpture
Posted by:
nordsider
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Date: January 11, 2013 05:32PM
jak378 Wrote:
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> I have always been partial to "The Fountain of
> Tim," by Laredo Taft, at the Midway and, is it
> Stony Island or Cottage Grove?
The Fountain of Time is located in Washington Park, just west of Cottage Grove Avenue, immediately west of the Midway Plaisance; midway between 59th and 60th Streets.
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> I have always been partial to "The Fountain of
> Tim," by Laredo Taft, at the Midway and, is it
> Stony Island or Cottage Grove?
The Fountain of Time is located in Washington Park, just west of Cottage Grove Avenue, immediately west of the Midway Plaisance; midway between 59th and 60th Streets.
Re: Outdoor Chicago Sculpture
Posted by:
nordsider
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Date: January 13, 2013 10:55AM
The "Golden Lady" is most impressive and unexpected when viewed for the first time in Jackson Park.
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/park_district/statue_of_the_republic.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_the_Republic
. . . and a far cry from the Marilyn Monroe Statue/sculpture that was located in the city's Pioneer Court. :)
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http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/park_district/statue_of_the_republic.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_the_Republic
. . . and a far cry from the Marilyn Monroe Statue/sculpture that was located in the city's Pioneer Court. :)
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2013 06:29PM by nordsider.
Re: Outdoor Chicago Sculpture
Posted by:
TheMotionDevotion
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Date: February 06, 2013 06:39PM
Here's a link to an interesting YouTube video of "Cloudgate"(a.k.a. "The Bean"). It incorporates daytime shots (from 6am on a Sunday with NOBODY there except pigeons) and night time shots from when a multi-media presentation was being staged there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx0kabARTtc
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx0kabARTtc
Here's an on-line listing of ALL the video clips on that YouTube channel (sorted by category) that will always be kept up-to-date.
http://www.themotiondevotion.com/ytlink.htm
Send questions or comments to: info@themotiondevotion.com
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Re: Outdoor Chicago Sculpture
Posted by:
nordsider
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Date: February 08, 2013 10:49AM
Haymarket memorials:
May 30, 1889 --the statue was unveiled in Haymarket Square.
May 4, 1927 -- a streetcar jumped its tracks and crashed into the monument.
1928 -- the city restored the statue in 1928 and moved it to Union Park.
1956 -- the statue moved to a special platform overlooking the Kennedy Expressway, near its original location.
May 4, 1968 -- the statue vandalized with black paint.
October 6, 1969 -- the statue was destroyed when a bomb was placed between its legs. The statue was rebuilt, again, with a 24‑hour police guard.
1972 -- the statue moved to the lobby of the Central Police Headquarters.
1976 -- moved to the enclosed courtyard of the Chicago police academy.
May 30, 1889 --the statue was unveiled in Haymarket Square.
May 4, 1927 -- a streetcar jumped its tracks and crashed into the monument.
1928 -- the city restored the statue in 1928 and moved it to Union Park.
1956 -- the statue moved to a special platform overlooking the Kennedy Expressway, near its original location.
May 4, 1968 -- the statue vandalized with black paint.
October 6, 1969 -- the statue was destroyed when a bomb was placed between its legs. The statue was rebuilt, again, with a 24‑hour police guard.
1972 -- the statue moved to the lobby of the Central Police Headquarters.
1976 -- moved to the enclosed courtyard of the Chicago police academy.
