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The Spirit of Du Sable Sculpture Garden

Sculptures by Various Artists –

Ausbra Ford, Geraldine McCullough, Jill Parker and Lawrence E. Taylor

 1978

Location: The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

740 East 56^th Place near Cottage Grove

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History is dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture and art. The museum is named for Jean-Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, a Haitian of African and French descent considered to be the first permanent non-Indian settler in Chicago, known as the Founder of Chicago.

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In 1977, the Museum received a grant from the Community Development and Housing Committee to remodel the sunken garden north of the museum and to commission five artists to interpret the “Spirit of Du Sable” in abstract sculptural forms.  It was Unveiled and dedicated on September 22, 1978.  Unfortunately the work of one of the five artists – Ramon Price – is stolen. The works of other artists – Ausbra Ford, Geraldine McCullough, Jill Parker and Lawrence E. Taylor – can be seen in the sculpture garden.

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