Robert Cavalier De La Salle - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 54.790 W 087° 37.971
16T E 447517 N 4640328
La Salle (1643-1687) was an early French explorer and discoverer of much of the wilderness and river systems (eg the Illinois and Ohio)in the Midwest. This statue was a gift of Lambert Tree - Circuit court judge, ambassador, and patron of the arts.
Waymark Code: WM7FWZ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2009
Views: 2
Dedicated 7/8/1899. Designed by Jacques de la Laing and cast in Belgium. Located near the corner of N. Clark St. and W. LaSalle Dr. in Chicago.
From Art Inventories site:
"La Salle stands with his proper right leg bent at the knee and his right foot resting on a step. His proper left hand is on his hip. He is armed with a pistol and a sword hangs behind him on his proper left side. He has long hair and wears high leather leggings. La Salle (1643-1687), originally from France, moved to Canada and later explored the Great Lakes. He led the expedition that found the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682. La Salle became governor of Louisiana and in 1884 headed an expedition to establish a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi. La Salle was later assassinated when his men mutinied."
TITLE: Robert Cavalier De La Salle
ARTIST(S): Lalaing, Jacques de Comte, 1858-1917, sculptor
DATE: 7/8/1899
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75004313
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located near the corner of N. Clark St. and W. LaSalle Dr. in Chicago.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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