Having a Picnic - Funks Grove, IL
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N 39° 53.220 W 089° 35.816
16S E 277947 N 4418443
This sculpture is located at the Rail Splitter Rest Stop area in Funks Grove, IL
Waymark Code: WMCQD4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
Views: 3
This sculputre has two pieces. One piece depicts a mother and young girl holding hands with a bouquet of flowers and walking toward the second piece which depicts a man kneeling over a picnic basket.
The sign accompanying this work reads:
"FUNKS GROVE
ILLINOIS ROUTE 66
HISTORICAL ROUTE 66
Having a Picnic.
By the 1920s the automobile
picnic outing had become a
national phenomenom. Cars
allowed people to escape
from crowded cities, and
rural residents also took
advantage of the increased
mobility furnished by the
automobile.
The Sunday car ride
and oicnic became a favorite
family pastime, and the
legendary Ford Model T
proved durable
enough to handle
rough country roads.
People who had never
traveled more than a
few miles from
home began to
explore the American
countryside."
Title of Piece: Having a Picnic.
Artist: unknown
Material/Media: steel plate
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): at the Rail Splitter Rest Stop area in Funks Grove, IL
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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