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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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Monument to the Great Northern Migration - by Sculptor: Alison Saar
Installed: 1996
Bronze / Height: 15ft.
Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. at 26 street.
City of Chicago Public Art Collection
This bronze figure is a testament to the thousands of African Americans who migrated to Chicago in the early 20th century in...
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Haymarket Memorial - by Mary Brogger
Installed: 2004.
Location: Desplaines St. between Lake and Randolph Sts..
Description: Bronze, H 15 ft. x W 9 ft. x L 16 ft.
This memorial marks the actual spot where the wagon used as the speaker's platform stood on the evening of May 4, 1886.
The site of Haymarket Tragedy was designated a...
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Astroterra - by Nicole Beck
2016 "Art on Clark 3D" features about 10 sculptures on the Clark Street between Fullerton Avenue and Diversey Pkwy.
Art on Clark: Brought by Clark Street Special Area Service and Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce.
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Red Tree - by Ruth Aizuss Migdal
Location: 140 W LaSalle Drive
Description: Stainless Steel / 28' x 20' x 12' / Painted red
Sponsor: Old Town Triangle Association
Brought by Chicago Sculpture Exhibit [CSE].. in collaboration with Chicago Park District [CPD].
CSE website.. click here..
Ruth Migdal website.. click here..
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Ten Thousand Ripples - by Indira Johnson
Location: South Diversey Harbor
2012 / Fiberglass, resin and concrete
Courtesy of the Artist and Changing Worlds
Brought by Art in Action: Collaboration between Chicago Park District [CPD], and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events [DCASE].
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Discarded Tire Artwork by Chakaia Booker
Location: Boeing Galleries at Millennium Park
Temporary Exhibition: April 30, 2016 – April 2018
This is the sixth Rotating Large Scale Sculptural Exhibition at Boeing Gallery.
Chakaia Booker is the first African American artist to be showcased in the Boeing Galleries.
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As an Indian living in the US, I am quite aware of the stereotypes associated with India - an overpopulated country with chaotic traffic. Land of Taj Mahal, Yoga and Bollywood. Land of Sacred Cows and curry, and also land of Call Centers and Bangalore. All that is correct. I won't dispute any of it. But I believe I share a common experience with many Indians, that India...
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The nascent Education Committee of CSI is already demonstrating its huge potentials. Jun 22, 2016
Some days back I attended a very interesting lecture series at Chicago Cultural Center "Women Sculptors of Chicago - Not for Men Only." Each of the 11 participating woman sculptors have carved their place in a male dominated profession, and were sharing their experiences in a lively, fun,...
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The Milky Way - by Renee Robbins
Location: 1130 S Michigan Avenue
2016 Wabash Arts Corridor.. click here..
Renee Robbins is a Chicago based artist. She loves exploring relationship between micro and macro factors in nature and in cosmos. "Life presents enchanting explorations through tiny cells, flowering botanicals, rare specimens, brilliant carnivals, and celestial bodies. I position...
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