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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.
Preston Eugene Jackson is an American painter, sculptor and educator who has created many public art sculptures in the Central Illinois area. [1] [2] He works in metal, both steel and foundry cast metals, and also paints. [3] His paintings and sculptures cover many styles, from abstract to "emotionally charged realism."
Pages in category "Sculptors from Illinois" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Brian Andreas;
Richard Hunt was born in 1935 on Chicago's South Side and raised in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Hunt and his younger sister, Marian, grew up there. [1] Although he moved to Galesburg, Illinois at eleven years old, he spent the majority of his time in the city of Chicago.
Base of statue (right side) at the United Center chronicling Jordan's career achievements. While the sculpture was a work in progress, the location of the sculptor's rented studio was kept secret from the rest of the world, while the husband-and-wife sculptor team and three assistants spent four months working for sixteen hours every day of the week. [7]
Richard Wetzel (born October 23, 1943) is an American artist. He is best known for his oil paintings but also has exhibited collages and sculpture. In 1969 and 1970, Wetzel exhibited with the Chicago Imagists, a grouping of Chicago artists who were ascendant in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The sculpture was initially met with controversy. [10] Before the Picasso sculpture, public sculptural artwork in Chicago was mainly of historical figures. [4] One derisive Chicago City Council alderman, John Hoellen, immediately proposed replacing it with a statue of Chicago Cubs baseball great Ernie Banks, [11] and publicist Algis Budrys erected a giant pickle on the proposed site for his ...
The Spearman The Bowman. The Bowman and The Spearman, also known collectively as Equestrian Indians, [1] or simply Indians, [2] are two bronze equestrian sculptures standing as gatekeepers in Congress Plaza, at the intersection of Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois.