Heald Square Monument
Sculpture by Lorado Taft
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Artist | Lorado Taft and Leonard Crunelle |
Year | 1936-1941 |
Type | Bronze |
Location | Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois |
The Heald Square Monument is a bronze sculpture group by Lorado Taft in Heald Square, Chicago, Illinois.[1] It depicts General George Washington and the two principal financiers of the American Revolution: Robert Morris and Haym Salomon. Following Taft's 1936 death, the sculpture was completed by his associates Leonard Crunelle,[1] Nellie Walker and Fred Torrey.[2]
Heald Square is located in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District of Chicago's Loop community area. The square was named for Captain Nathan Heald, commander of Fort Dearborn from 1810 to 1812.[1]
The sculpture was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1971.[1]
See also
- List of public art in Chicago
- List of statues of George Washington
- List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
References
- ^ a b c d "Heald Square Monument". City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div. 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ "SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System". si.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
External links
- Media related to Heald Square Monument at Wikimedia Commons
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