Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial, (sculpture).

Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial, (sculpture).

Chodzinski, Kasimir, 1861-ca. 1920, sculptor.

Swenson, John, contractor.

American Bronze Company, founder.

Winslow Bros. Company, founder.

Charles G. Blake Company, contractor.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial, (sculpture).

1904. Originally dedicated Sept. 11, 1904. Rededicated Oct. 22, 1978.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: Concord granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft.

(On east side of base:) KOSCIUSZKO/Erected by the/Polish-American Citizens/of the United States/A. D. 1904 (On west side of base:) KOSCIUSZKO/Thaddeus Kosciuszko 1746-1817/Son of Poland, General and Military Engineer/of the American Revolution/Fortified Saratoga/and the West Point/Hudson River Complex./First dedicated on September 1, 1904 in/Humboldt Park, the monument was moved to/this site and rededicated October 22, 1978 / Bohaterowi/Dwoch Swiatow Polacy W Ameryce/P. P. 1904

Kosciuszko is depicted as a brigadier general in uniform astride a trotting horse with his proper right arm extended, holding a sword.

Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus -- Full Length

Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General

Ethnic -- Polish

History -- United States -- Revolution

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago

Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605

Located Burnham Park, Solidarity Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Formerly located Humboldt Park, North Entrance, Chicago, Illinois 1904-1978.

In 1886 the Kosciuszko Society (Chicagoans of Polish descent) initiated the idea of honoring Kosciuszko with an equestrian statue. American of Polish descent attended the original dedication in Humboldt Park. The memorial was moved to Burnham Park and rededicated on October 22, 1978. Cost thirty thousand dollars. John Swenson was the contractor for the base. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Photographic Archives contain photographs from 1914 and the rededication. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain the proposal for relocating the monument, blueprints for the new location, news articles, miscellaneous correspondence, and conservation treatment reports with photographic documentation.

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. 13-14.

Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 196-197.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0106, 1989.

Monumental News, Jan., Feb., and Oct. 1903; Jan. and Feb. 1905; Jan. 1913.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1993.

Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 13.

Monumental News, Feb. 1905, pg. 122.

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