Madlener Monument - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
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adgorn
N 41° 57.677 W 087° 39.705
16T E 445162 N 4645689
A seated mother and daughter. The mother holds a book in her lap. Her proper left hand embraces the young girl seated by her side. The young girl's head is tilted, looking up toward the older woman.
Waymark Code: WMC6E7
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2011
Views: 1
Continued from the Smithsonian database:
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 9 x 4 ft.
Inscription: unsigned
Perhaps a bit more old fashioned than the other monuments cited by the Smithsonian. A sad longing is expressed between the mother and child.
Although not 100% sure, I suspect this monument relates to the Albert F. Madlener House, a Prairie School house located at 4 West Burton Place in Chicago. The house was built in 1902 for Albert F. and Elsa S. Madlener. It now houses the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and is waymarked under the National Register category.
TITLE: Madlener Monument
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: not listed
MEDIUM: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000465
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
along the northern most street w/i the cemetery parallel to Montrose Avenue
Graceland Cemetery
4001 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60613
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