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The John Peter Altgeld Monument is a statue dedicated to John Peter Altgeld, a German immigrant who served as the governor of Illinois from 1893 to 1897. The monument, sometimes referred to as the John Peter Altgeld Statue, is installed in Chicago’s Lincoln Park (Wikipedia). The monument depicts Altgeld standing with a man, woman, and […]

The Benjamin Franklin Monument is a statue dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States. The monument, also known as the Benjamin Franklin Statue, is installed in Chicago’s Lincoln Park (Wikipedia). The statue stands nine feet six inches tall on a large white granite pedestal. It was originally located on

Cloud Gate, also known as “The Bean,” is a monumental public sculpture located in Chicago’s Millennium Park. The sculpture was created by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor and is one of Chicago’s most popular attractions (Choose Chicago). Cloud Gate is a 12-foot-high arch that provides a “gate” to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture. Its

he Lions Sculptures, also known as the Art Institute Lions, are a pair of outdoor bronze sculptures located outside the Art Institute of Chicago. The lions were created by Edward Kemeys, an essentially self-taught artist, and the nation’s first great animalier (sculptor of animals) (Art Institute). The lions have stood at the Michigan Avenue entrance

The Tin Man statue in Chicago’s Oz Park is a nine-foot-tall sculpture made by artist John Kearney. Kearney was well-known for producing sculptures out of automobile bumpers, and at the time he created the Tin Man, he was continuing this practice (Chicago Park District). The statue greets visitors at the corner of Webster and Lincoln

The Alexander Hamilton statue is a monumental statue of Alexander Hamilton in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located in the city’s Lincoln Park, the monument was installed in 1952, having been completed several years prior in 1939. The monument honoring Alexander Hamilton was proposed by philanthropist Kate Sturges Buckingham before her death in 1937. Her will included a $1 million earmark to the Art Institute of Chicago for monument’s construction. Buckingham felt that Hamilton was an underappreciated

Hans Christian Andersen ( 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), in Denmark, was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen’s fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes[1] and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West’s collective consciousness,

Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) is a 9-foot (2.7 m) tall bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during his presidency. The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln seated

William Shakespeare Monument in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. Designed by sculptor William Ordway Partridge in 1893 A recently garlanded statue of William Shakespeare in Lincoln Park, Chicago, typical of many created in the 19th and early 20th century. William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely