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The Pioneers, (sculpture). Artist:  Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor. Title:  The Pioneers, (sculpture). Dates:  1928. Medium:  Relief: limestone. Inscription:  (Below relief on bridge pylon:) THE PIONEERS unsigned Description:  This relief depicts early settler John Kinzie, a fur trader, who purchased his log cabin in 1804 from Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable while leading a group through the wilderness. An allegorical classical female figure floats above the more boldly carved figure group. This relief is one of four installed on the Michigan Avenue bridge pylons. Subject:  History -- United States -- Illinois History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Portrait male -- Kinzie, John Occupation -- Hunter -- Trapper Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Allegory Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Michigan Avenue Bridge, Northwest Pylon, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  Gift of William Wrigley, Jr. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 94. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 178. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 178. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 75004333   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004333 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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