 view gallery E8.7 km
|   Peace - Mount Prospect, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A globe with birds sits atop a stack of books, in which is the word Peace written in 30 languages, including Braille. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 8/24/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE15.6 km | Pontarelli Mausoleum - Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The sculpture for the Pontarelli family mausoleum consists of two figures of angels in marble and Carrara marble portrait busts of Mr. and Mrs. Pontarelli. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 8/24/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE18.3 km | Our Boys - Edison Park neighborhood, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Beautiful granite pillar topped by an eagle, to commemorate the boys of the Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago who fought in World War 1. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 3/3/2010 last visited: never |
 view gallery S20.1 km
| World War I - Doughboy - Wheaton, Illinois in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Doughboy statue known as "Over the Top to Victory" was originally dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1929 and is located in Memorial Park, Wheaton, Illinois. posted by:  BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 10/21/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryS20.9 km | Louis Hippach Family Chapel - Oakbrook Terrace, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A chapel built as a memorial to the parents of Louis Hippach, with sculpture by Richard W. Bock, a Chicago area sculptor and collaborator with Frank Lloyd Wright. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/27/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE21.1 km | Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt - Glen View Club, Golf, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Four boys stand together with a pug dog. The boys appear to be wearing boy scout uniforms -- knickers, boots and a hat. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/10/2010 last visited: 6/9/2008 |
 view gallery SE22.5 km
| Soaring - Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A "butterfly" cross made with two pieces of metal bent to form the wings of a butterfly. The two pieces are joined together where they bend, one atop the other, to form a cross. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/27/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryS23.5 km | Energy Form - Oak Brook, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A large marble sculpture in two pieces, located behind Hamburger University on the McDonalds Corporate campus. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/6/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE23.7 km | Veterans of World War I - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A bronze plaque on the front of a stone boulder in front of the field house at Rutherford-Sayre Park. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 12/11/2009 last visited: 6/9/2008 |
 view galleryS23.8 km | Roots and Wings - Oak Brook, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Tall sculpture with two wings extended out from the top, in Partners Park on the McDonald's office campus. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/6/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryS24 km | Continuity - Oak Brook, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Gray circular granite sculpture located behind the offices for McDonalds Corporation on the campus for Hamburger University and The Lodge Hotel. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/6/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE24.3 km | Jacob A. Riis - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Inscription honoring Jacob Riis on bolder monument at the SW corner of the park. Reads "Friend of the children, defender of the poor..." Includes praise by Teddy Roosevelt. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/24/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE24.5 km | Not by Might Nor by Power But by My Spirit Saith the Lord of Hosts - River Forest, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The spirit of Judaism is depicted as a supernatural being with a flamelike head and four eyes. The being holds aloft the tablets of the Ten Commandments, and rises above the symbolic creature described in JOB 40 as the earth-bound behemoth. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/16/2010 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE25.3 km | The Boulder - Oak Park, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Designed for the projecting pier(s) alongside the entrance to the Frank Lloyd Wright studio this sculpture depicts a figure of a crouching man emerging out of a boulder. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/11/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE25.3 km | Stork Pilasters - Oak Park, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The pilasters at the entrance to Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park studio are adorned with reliefs depicting storks standing among foliage beside a scroll inscribed with an architectural plan. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/11/2009 last visited: 5/18/2010 |
 view gallery NE25.6 km
| Highland Park War Memorial - Highland Park, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Female figure, with arms out to sides but hands drawn in to chest, stands against a granite backdrop. To either side, and on the backdrop, are two bronze tablets which list the names of Highland Park servicemen who lost their lives during World War I posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 2/26/2010 last visited: 8/1/2010 |
 view gallerySE25.9 km | Oak Park - River Forest War Memorial - Oak Park, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures This monument in Scoville Park, was dedicated on Armistice (now Veteran's) Day, November 11, 1925, with Vice President C.G. Dawes and General Pershing in attendance. This bronze and granite memorial was designed by Gilbert P. Riswold. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/23/2009 last visited: 12/9/2011 |
 view galleryE26.2 km | The Pilgrim - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Death, represented by a hooded figure of an old woman or man, walking with a staff in their proper right hand. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/11/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.2 km | Bartizal Memorial - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A figure of a sailor, dressed in uniform, stands with proper left arm resting on his hip. He stands on a base with a gravemarker and urn. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.2 km | Kuchar Memorial - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A figure of a soldier, dressed in uniform with wide-brimmed hat, stands at parade rest. He originally held an object, possible a rifle, now mostly broken off, in his proper left hand. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.4 km | Kokoska Memorial - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A figure of a soldier, dressed in uniform with cap and boots, stands at parade rest with rifle at his side, atop a tiered, inscribed base. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.4 km | Jarolim Memorial - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A figure of a sailor, dressed in uniform, stands on an inscribed base. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/15/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.4 km | Vanek Memorial - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A figure of a soldier, dressed in uniform, stands at parade rest, with a rifle at his proper right side. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.4 km | Vucic Memorial - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A figure of a soldier, dressed in uniform and helmet, stands at parade rest. He originally held an object, possible a rifle, now broken off, in his proper left hand. His arms are crossed in front of his chest. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/16/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryE26.4 km | The Mother - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures A group of three figures. In the center, the "mother" stands with her outstretched proper right arm encircling a partially draped young boy who stands beside her, and in her proper left arm, holds a younger nude child to her chest. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/9/2011 last visited: never |
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