A Man of Sorrows: Charles L. Hutchinson Monument - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
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Christ is seated with his arms extended in relief against four presumably female figures and a cross. The figures appear in an elongated, Gothic style.
Waymark Code: WMC6E0
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2011
Views: 5
Continued from the Smithsonian database:
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 80 x 63 x 6 in.; Base: approx 8 ft. 8 in. x 74 in. x 47 in.
Inscription: A FAGGI (Bottom right:) 1936 (Bottom left:) CAST BY/AM ART BRONZE FDRY/CHICAGO (Bottom of base:) HUTCHINSON signed Founder's mark appears.
Charles Hutchinson was one of a group of second generation Chicagoans who fostered the arts in the city at the end of the 19th century. He was a president of the Chicago Board of trade and a founder of the Art Institute and its president for 43 years, where he helped build its collection. The sculptor Faggi also did work in the south side's St Thomas the Apostle Church in Hyde Park. (source: Ira Bach "Chicago's Public Sculpture" 1983)
TITLE: A Man of Sorrows: Charles L. Hutchinson Monument
ARTIST(S): Faggi, Alfeo, 1885-1966, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder.
DATE: 1936
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze relief panel; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87580155
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Bellevue (east central) Section, across from The Crusader
Graceland Cemetery
4001 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60613
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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