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Flamingo, a sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder, is a 53-foot-tall (16 m) stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was unveiled in 1974, although Calder's signature on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973. Wikipedia
Here are the photos I've made of the Flamingo
Federal Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 41.878810, -87.629670
October 20 2024
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This is at the Federal plaza with the Dirksen Federal Building in the background.
Chicago, Illinois 41.878810, -87.629670
October 20, 2024
This is inspired by a photo posted by Jack Blackstone. I finally had a chance to visit the sculpture while I was in the Loop last weekend.
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In the pale white light
of a cold, windy day.
Daydreams set in
of a time far away,
when the wind was warm
and the flowers came
out to play.
Warming myself
sitting by the fire,
I sift through the
memories of
a summer day.
Winter sets in and
the snow begins to
drift and stay but the
summer memories
warm me today.
nrhp # 82001309- The Bismarck Tribune Building on N. 4th St. in Bismarck, North Dakota was designed by architect George H. Shanley and was built in 1920.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.[1]
According to its NRHP nomination it is a "rare application" of Prairie School architecture in North Dakota.[2]
The editor, George Douglas Mann, recruited a Great Falls, Montana, designer to plan this flame resistant structure with substantial casing and floors, primary mud tile dividers, and Hebron pressed block outside. The famous Prairie Style configuration accentuates flat extents and joins enhancing brickwork with applied earthenware decoration with themes of adapted lights, blossoms, leaves, and lotus buds. Block header courses emphasize the pilasters that help rectangular spandrels between the first-and second-floor windows. A particular polychrome earthenware bas-help board over the fundamental passage recreates a work of art of priests rehearsing the printer's art on a hand press. The Bismarck Tribune Building has filled in as office space since the newspaper relocated its operations in 1981.
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As in other situations, I'll wonder about people who fave or comment. ;-)
Here's the picture I want you to look at
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Maintaining a recent tradition of posting a picture of a cemetery cross on Good Friday
St. Marys Cemetery
Maple Park, Illinois 41.890706, -88.601951
June 19, 2023
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The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the third such temple that has been built in Illinois (the original Nauvoo Temple and Chicago Illinois Temple being the others).
Located in the town of Nauvoo, the temple's construction was announced on April 4, 1999, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley. Groundbreaking was conducted on October 24, 1999 and the cornerstones were laid November 5, 2000. The structure itself was built in the Greek Revival architectural style using limestone block quarried in Russellville, Alabama. It is built in the same location as the original structure that was dedicated in 1846.
The origins of the temple go back to 1937. In that year Wilford C. Wood purchased some of the land on behalf of the LDS Church and purchased another piece of land that he later sold to the Church. He also organized a group of Latter-day Saints from the Chicago Illinois Stake, co-led by Ariel S. Williams to clear and beautify the recently purchased land. At the time the Chicago Stake was one of only two east of the Mississippi River.[2]
Wood purchased land in 1951 that included a house which was made a visitors center for the temple site. In the late-1950s and then in 1962 agents for the LDS Church completed the purchase of the temple lot.[3]
The building measures 130 feet (40 m) long, 90 feet (27 m) wide, and 162 feet (49 m) tall to the top of the statue of Angel Moroni. It has an area of 54,000 square feet (5,000 m2). It is the only temple owned by the LDS Church today that has a bell tower, although the Kirtland Temple also has a bell tower.
Church leaders and architects carefully worked to replicate the original exterior design of the 19th-century temple, which was damaged by an arson fire in 1848 and by a tornado on May 27, 1850. It was consequently condemned and demolished by the Nauvoo City Council. Construction materials and furniture were derived from the original design as well. Its interior floor plan is noticeably different from that of the old Nauvoo Temple, as is the style of the golden angel at the top of the spire. The completion and official dedication took place on June 27, 2002, on the anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, the church's founder.
Up to 1.5 million visitors a year have visited Nauvoo since the temple opened in 2002.
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nrhp # 77001507- 1904 Carnegie library noted for its Neoclassical architecture and role in the intellectual and cultural life of Hutchinson.
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Lower Display Garden
Cantigny Park
Wheaton, Illinois 41.855329, -88.154765
April 28, 2023
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I pay attention to crosses in cemeteries. Weirdly, they're kind of unusual. We drove past this one and then had to turn around because there were a LOT of crosses. Of course, it was an old Catholic cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
Maple Park, Illinois 41.890706, -88.601951
June 19, 2023
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The artist is Steven Saks. He is from elsewhere but lives now in Houston. I'll post an installation view with some of his other works too.
The Morton Arboretum has a public art presentation called Human+Nature. I generally don't like to take pictures of these kinds of installations. But as I was walking past this one, studiously avoiding photographing it, the blue sky surrounding the warm tones of the wood caught my eye. I violated my principles and took the picture.
AND, I also took a context picture so you could see more than just the...head.
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You may also notice that I've done a little "enhancement."
WSCF Meetup
Near Meadow Lake
Morton Arboretum
Lisle, Illinois 41.813797, -88.067724
May 14, 2022
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Ironworker Tom Lakenen has populated his 37-acre park with more than 100 sculptures, including monsters, aliens, and dinosaurs that he says he saw while drinking. Lakenen moved them here after his home town made him take them off of his lawn.
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"The Lion of Cantigny"
from the original picture posted in 2008
This is a new sculpture that they've installed at the visitor center to commemorate the battle of Cantigny in WW1 and the "Black Lions", the 28th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division, that bore the brunt of the fighting. The artist is Stephen Spears. Cantigny was the first American victory of World War 1
I was leaving Cantigny Park late in the afternoon and noticed this statue. They hadn't even dedicated it yet so it was still on the ground and not on the pedestal. It's now oriented in a way, and elevated, so that I don't think this particular shot, with the background and low light, can be taken again (at least, not without help).
Cantigny Park
Wheaton, Illinois 41.854505, -88.156323
November 3, 2008
This is a redux of this picture
www.flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/3048632861/ slight recrop, tone adjustments, sharpening and contrast, obnoxious watermarks removed.
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Ironworker Tom Lakenen has populated his 37-acre park with more than 100 sculptures, including monsters, aliens, and dinosaurs that he says he saw while drinking. Lakenen moved them here after his home town made him take them off of his lawn.
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Dixon, Illinois 41.844410,-89.484449
August 30, 2024
The sculpture is by Donald L. Reed
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nrhp # 66000716- Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta;[4] "To approve or confirm things") is a city that serves as county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch.[5] The city had its heyday from 1876 to 1879, after gold deposits had been discovered there, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush. At its height, the city had a population of 25,000,[6] attracting Old West figures such as Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there).
The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census.[7] The entire town has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District, for its well-preserved Gold Rush-era architecture. Deadwood's proximity to Lead often prompts the two towns being collectively named "Lead-Deadwood".
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Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
"César est né en 1921 à Marseille. Il est décédé en 1998 à Paris. Dès 1963, il travaille sur les possibilités de moulage d’empreintes corporelles. S’inspirant du pantographe (instrument traditionnellement utilisé pour agrandir une sculpture en respectant le détail de ses surfaces et ses proportions), il emprunte les possibilités que l’outil offre. Le Pouce est un fragment de réalité, il s’agit du pouce du sculpteur, symbole de la pratique et du travail manuel. César joue la rupture d’échelle, donnant à ce petit fragment anatomique les dimensions d’une sculpture, d’un monument. Il donnera naissance à une étrange famille de moulages corporels (poing, main, sein), déclinés à différentes échelles et dans différents matériaux. Le Pouce de César est une oeuvre iconique de l’artiste présente dans de nombreuses collections institutionnelles ainsi que dans des espaces publics à travers le monde"
The artist is Alée Comacho
This is part of the Alebrijes public art exhibit at Cantigny last year. For some twisted, cynical and grumpy reason, I'm not a big fan of public art in public gardens. I know, I know - time for my 100,000 mile inspection.
Anyway, these paper mache sculptures were the THING last year and I naturally squinted and wondered what I could do differently. Then I thought, they're intended to look dreamlike and almost funny. So I thought, why not make them look like monsters. So here ya go.
Gold Pond
Cantigny Park
Wheaton, Illinois 41.855757, -88.155180
May 22, 2022
Here is another shot along the same lines.
And I guess I owe it to the artist to show what he intended for it to look like.
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