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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.
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Post-War art in Chicago was more figurative and less abstract than the New York fashion dictated, and was largely ignored by New York dealers and critics. [4] Chicago artists rejected the abstract aesthetics of New York modernists, preferring strong surrealism, "following their own vision," [1] and "savage political satire." [5]
Artists who were born in, have lived in, have worked in or been involved with Illinois. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
The sculpture and the series of figural and landscape designs it is a part of reflects his thoughts of earliest monumental commission, for the One Chase Manhattan Plaza. [ 4 ] The sculpture is one of 19 commissioned artworks funded under the State of Illinois Art-in-Architecture Program throughout the building. [ 4 ]
The sculpture was initially met with controversy. [11] Before the Picasso sculpture, public sculptural artwork in Chicago was mainly of historical figures. [5] One derisive Chicago City Council alderman, John Hoellen, immediately proposed replacing it with a statue of Chicago Cubs baseball great Ernie Banks, [12] and publicist Algis Budrys erected a giant pickle on the proposed site for his ...
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.
Born Sarah Adeline Johnson to a farm family of modest means in Plymouth, Illinois, she attended rural school and then took classes at the St. Louis School of Design. [2] In 1878, she changed from Sarah Adeline to Adelaide, a name she thought was more dramatic. She moved to Chicago and supported herself with her art.