A Daughter of Pyrrah - Lorado Taft - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This is one of two partially finished stone sculptures by Lorado Taft. Lorado Taft created these statues, and Walter Zimmerman, a Chicago sculptor, carved them in 1933 out of Indian limestone. They are fragments from the vast unfinished Fountain of Creation, which was originally planned for the east end of the Midway in Chicago. The plaques on the statues incorrectly spell Pyrrha, "Pyrrah." Pyrrha was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora. Pyrrha, the first mortal-born woman married her cousin, Deucalion, and survived the Flood with him. Her daughters were Pandora and Thyla; each had children by Zeus. There are companion sculptures, "Sons of Deulcalion," which can be found on the south side of Foellinger Auditorium. (from the U of I website).

For more information, see the Wikipedia entry about Lorado Taft.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: A Daughter of Pyrrah Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Lorado Taft Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1933 Materials used: Stone Location: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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