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Bison, (sculpture). Artist:  Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907, sculptor. Berchem, Jules, 1855-1930, caster. Title:  Bison, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1893. Cast 1893. Installed l9ll. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bison: bronze; Base: cement. Dimensions:  2 bison. Each bison: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. x 4 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Inscriptions cast in base:) Kemeys/Mo/cast by J. Berchem/Chicago signed Founder's mark appears Description:  The two bison are not identical: one has its head lowered as if grazing, while the other stares forward. Subject:  Animal -- Buffalo Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Humboldt Park, East entrance to garden near Sacramento Boulevard & Division Street, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  These two works were reproduced from models Kemeys created for the grounds of the World's Columbian Exposition. In 1911, when Humbolt Park was being landscaped, the World's Fair Association commissioned sculptor Jules Bercham to reproduce these figures in bronze under the direction of Jens Jensen. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Photographic Archives contains black and white photos of the original plaster sculptures and the bronze. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain several news articles, miscellaneous correspondence, and sculpture conservation treatment reports with slide documentation and black and white photographs. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Public Monument Conservation Project, l986. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 318. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 31. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 318. 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 IL000005   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000005 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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