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Lions is a pair of 1893 bronze sculptures by Edward Kemeys, installed outside of the main entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The sculptures are well-recognized public artworks. The sculptures were commissioned by Florence Lathrop Field as a gift to the museum in memory of her late husband Henry Field.
Kemeys in 1898. Edward Kemeys (January 31, 1843 – May 11, 1907) was an American sculptor [1] and considered America's first animalier. [2]He is best known for his sculptures of animals, particularly the two bronze lions that mark the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago. [3]
In 1882, the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts changed its name to the current Art Institute of Chicago and elected as its first president the banker and philanthropist Charles L. Hutchinson, who "is arguably the single most important individual to have shaped the direction and fortunes of the Art Institute of Chicago".
CHICAGO — The lions are headed to the spa. The dinosaur went to the dumpster. It’s been a hectic week for iconic animals in Chicago. Conservators lifted the Chicago Art Institute’s famous ...
The Art Institute of Chicago opened as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts on May 24, 1879, and changed to its current name on December 23, 1882. [5] It was originally established as both a school and museum, and stood on the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street, [6] where it rented space. [7]
The lions at the Art Institute of Chicago got their own COVID-19 PPE on April 30, in compliance with Illinois Gov Jay Pritzker’s requirement that state residents wear protective face masks in ...
The main page for this category is Art Institute of Chicago. Pages in category "Sculptures in the Art Institute of Chicago" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Additionally, in 1893, Field's widow commissioned, in his memory, two lion sculptures by Edward Kemeys for the Art Institute of Chicago which adorn the main entrance of the Art Institute of Chicago Building to this day. [21] [22] In 1895, Field's nephew Marshall Field II would name his newborn son Henry Field.