A Signal of Peace - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 55.992 W 087° 37.887
16T E 447650 N 4642552
Represents a Sioux Chief on horseback, his right hand holding a spear pointed upward in a gesture of peace.
Waymark Code: WM41XM
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2008
Views: 31
Sculpted by Cyrus E. Dallin in Paris in 1890 after he saw the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show there. He brought the statue back to Boston, eventually exhibiting at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Philanthropist (and Judge) Lambert Tree saw it at the Fair, acquired it and donated it to the City of Chicago, being placed at its present lakefront location in 1894.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: A Signal of Peace
Figure Type: Combination of two figure types
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Cyrus E. Dallin
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: designed 1890, placed 1894
Materials used: bronze
Location: Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline, north of the entrance to Diversey Harbor, along bike trail
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