A Signal of Peace - Chicago, IL, USA
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adgorn
N 41° 55.992 W 087° 37.887
16T E 447650 N 4642552
Sculpture on the lakefront of Chicago, representing a Sioux Chief on horseback, his right hand holding a spear pointed upward in a gesture of peace.
Waymark Code: WM8PVF
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2010
Views: 4
Sculpted by Cyrus E. Dallin in Paris in 1890 after he saw the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show there. He brought the statue back to Boston, eventually exhibiting at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Philanthropist (and Judge) Lambert Tree saw it at the Fair, acquired it and donated it to the City of Chicago, being placed at its present lakefront location in 1894.
Text on Monument/Memorial Sign or Plaque:
A Signal of Peace
the gift of
Lambert Tree
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