Benjamin Franklin - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 54.814 W 087° 37.896
16T E 447621 N 4640372
Erected by Joseph Medill (4/6/1823 – 3/16/1899; business manager and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune; mayor of Chicago) to Benjamin Franklin, in Lincoln park, Chicago, June 6, 1896.
Waymark Code: WM7G07
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2009
Views: 2
Unveiled by Rene Bach of Philadelphia, the great-great-grandson of Franklin. The work of R.H. Park of Chicago and said at the time to be the finest statue of Franklin in the US. The bronze figure is 9 feet high on a granite pedestal 12 feet high. About 3000 persons attended the ceremony.
From the Art Inventory site:
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
Inscription: (Top of base:) FRANKLIN (On base plaque:) Presented to the Printers/of Chicago, By Joseph Medill/June 6th, 1896 signed
Description: Benjamin Franklin standing dressed in Colonial attire with left hand on hip and right hand hanging at side. The figure is placed on a tall rectangular stepped base.
TITLE: Benjamin Franklin
ARTIST(S): Park, Richard Henry, 1832-1902, sculptor.
DATE: Dedicated June 6, 1896.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75004290
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
East end of Lincoln Park, near La Salle & Stockton
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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