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For this year 2017, I made no plans for any vacation abroad. No India. No elsewhere. Instead, in the beginning of this year, I decided to explore my own homestate of Illinois. Up till last year, whenever I had free time, I would head to downtown Chicago, which effectively had become my default destination. However, this year, I decided to explore my own backyard, and it opened up...
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From left: Nora Brooks Blakely, Edra Soto, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Carlos Tortolero, Mark Kelly, and Jacqueline Terrassa.
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Everyone's Picasso - Celebrating 50 Years of Chicago Icon.
A restaging of the 1967 Chicago Picasso dedication
Tuesday, August 8, 2017.
Location: Daley Plaza, Chicago.
From being hugely controversial, to...
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April 7, 2017: It was a gorgeous spring day, and I took a beautiful long drive to the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park [NMSP]. The idea was two-fold: to participate in the celebration of the 102nd birthday of noted Jazz Singer Billie Holiday. But more importantly, what really motivated me to drive to the NMSP that day, was to...
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Women Made Public Art in Chicago
From working as studio assistants to being formally trained, having their own studios, and producing their own masterpieces, women have come a long way..
In the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Lorado Taft employed a group of women ssistants, an occurrence that was virtually unheard of at that time. The story goes...
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Chicago's Five Beautiful Gardens with Delightfully Distinct Characteristics
No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. And Spring is here. Time to relax outdoors, soak in the sun and enjoy the vivid colors and frangrances of flowers. Here is looking at Chicago's Gardens, with very interestingly distinct characteristics.
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Chicago Landmark Monuments and Sites.
It's a common misconception that the "Chicago Landmark' status is designated only to buildings and disctricts in Chicago.
Interestingly some public art, monuments and historical sites that have also been designated as Chicago Landmark. This encourages their preservation and protects against demolition.
The criterion for designating landmark status mentions "work of art" as one...
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Untitled - by Pablo Picasso
Unveiled: August 15, 1967.
Location: Richard J. Daley Civic Center Plaza, 50 W. Washington Street.
The sculpture is a gift by the artist Pablo Picasso to the people of Chicago.
Made of Corrosive Tensile ["Cor-Ten"] steel / 50 feet tall / 162 tons weight.
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"Chicago's Picasso" is said to be the most consequential sculptural installation in Chicago.
This post is about examining the widely accepted notion. Its significance can be evaluated by analyzing its impact on sculptures, sculptors and public policies.
Above Image: Untitled - by Pablo Picasso Flamingo - by Alexander Calder Untitled - by Herbert Ferber.
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Untitled - by Pablo Picasso
Unveiled: August 15, 1967.
Location: Richard J. Daley Civic Center Plaza, 50 W. Washington Street.
The sculpture is a gift by the artist Pablo Picasso to the people of Chicago.
Made of Corrosive Tensile ["Cor-Ten"] steel / 50 feet tall / 162 tons weight.
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