Dream Lady - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 41° 55.270 W 087° 37.930
16T E 447580 N 4641216
"Dream Lady" is also known as the Eugene Fielf Memorial.
Waymark Code: WMTYPG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"Dream Lady, also known as the Eugene Field Memorial, is a bronze sculpture by Edward McCartan. It is located in Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an author and journalist, and wrote a humor column, "Sharps and Flats", for the Chicago Daily News. He was also well known as an author of poems for children.

History
The memorial cost $35,000, and was funded by public school children, citizens of Chicago and the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund. It was dedicated on October 9, 1922.

The inscriptions reads:

On upper base front left side:
Have you ever heard of the sugar plum tree
tis a marvel of great renown
it blooms on the shore of the lollipop sea
in the garden of shut eye town.

On upper base front right side:
Wynken, Blinken and Nod one night
sailed off in a wooden shoe
sailed on a river of crystal light
into a sea of dew.

On back of base:
Erected in 1922 by
school children and
citizens aided by the
Benj. F. Ferguson Fund unsigned"
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