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Sylvia Shaw Judson (June 30, 1897 – August 31, 1978) was a professional sculptor who worked first in Chicago and later in Lake Forest, Illinois.She created a broad range of sculptural artworks, notably garden pieces depicting children and animals.
The Allerton nature preserve is a National Natural Landmark. The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, [2] (T 18 N, R 5 E) near Monticello, Illinois, on the upper Sangamon River.
Chevron is a 50-foot tall abstract sculpture in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] [2] [3]
Animaland Park, defunct sculpture garden and amusement park in New Brunswick; Boreal Sculpture Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland [22] Canadian Centre for Architecture, museum and research centre in Montreal, Quebec. The architect Phyllis Lambert is the founder [23] Dante Garden, sculpture garden of Dante's Divine Comedy in Toronto, Ontario.
Garfield Park Conservatory, located in Garfield Park in Chicago, is one of the largest greenhouse conservatories in the United States.Often referred to as "landscape art under glass", the Garfield Park Conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres (18,000 m 2) inside and out and contains a number of permanent plant exhibits incorporating specimens from around the world, including some cycads ...
Agora is an installation of 106 headless and armless iron sculptures at the south end of Grant Park in Chicago. Designed by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, they were made in a foundry near Poznań between 2004 and 2006. [1] In 2006, the Chicago Park District brought the work to Chicago as a permanent loan from the Polish Ministry of ...
Midway Gardens (opened in 1914, demolished in 1929) was a 360,000 square feet [1] indoor/outdoor entertainment facility in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright , who also collaborated with sculptors Richard Bock and Alfonso Iannelli on the famous "sprite" sculptures decorating ...
Crown Fountain (sometimes known as the "Squirting Faces") is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects , it opened in July 2004.