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Mulligan, George,
Conradi, Joseph,
American Bronze Company,
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other
Emblem
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
The Spirit of Progress, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mulligan, George, sculptor.
Conradi, Joseph, 1867-1936, sculptor. (formerly attributed to)
American Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
The Spirit of Progress, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1928. Installed 1929.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, with patina; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft.
Description:
Figure in flowing, knee-length gown. In her proper right hand she holds a torch and in her proper left hand a caduceus. She stands balanced on the toes of her proper left foot atop a sphere.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other -- Torch
Emblem
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lieberman Management Services, 758 North Larabee Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Located 619 West Chicago Avenue, Rooftop, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance:
Formerly located Montgomery Ward and Company Administration Building, 619 West Chicago Avenue, Rooftop, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Remarks:
The former Montgomery Ward and Company Administration Building is now a condominium. According to the publication by Ira J. Bach and Mary Lackritz Gray, the sculptor was thought to be Joseph Conradi who did sculptural work on a number of Chicago buildings. However, captions on photos taken in 1929 by the foundry list the artist as George Mulligan, son of sculptor Charles James Mulligan. Another cast of the sculpture was once located in Albany (Menands), New York, but this sculpture was melted down in 1942 for the war effort.
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 109-110.
Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 74.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Berchem-Nigg, Kenneth, 2005.
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. 109.
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 87580036
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