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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Strachovsky, Josef,     V. Masek,     Portrait male -- Havlicek, Karel     Ethnic -- Czech     Occupation -- Writer     Occupation -- Writer     Occupation -- Political     Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago     Sculpture

Karel Havlicek, (sculpture). Artist:  Strachovsky, Josef, 1850-1913, sculptor. V. Masek, founder. Title:  Karel Havlicek, (sculpture). Dates:  1909. Dedicated July 30, 1911. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Wall: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. Inscription:  Jos Strachovsky 1909/V. Masek Praha 1010 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing portrait of Czech liberal journalist and founder of the Czech democracy, Karel Havlicek (1820-1856). His proper right hand is raised forward, and with his proper left hand he holds a cloak which he drapes around his body. Behind the sculpture is a granite wall with an inscription describing Havlicek, the martyred statesman of Bohemia. Subject:  Portrait male -- Havlicek, Karel -- Full length Ethnic -- Czech Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Burnham Park, Solidarity Drive, Chicago, Illinois Provenance:  Formerly located Douglas Park, Opposite the Formal Garden, Chicago, Illinois 1911-1981. Remarks:  Sculpture was made in Prague from a model used by the artist to create his Havlicek monuments in Kuttenberg, and Ziskove, Czechoslovakia. In 1981 the sculpture was removed from Douglas Park and placed in storage. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Photographic Archives contain black and white photographs of the sculpture in its original setting. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain miscellaneous correspondence, including a 1968 letter from a relative of Havlicek, newspaper articles, conservation treatment reports with slide documentation, and blueprints of current and original settings dated 1982. IAS files contain transcription of the inscription which appears on the wall behind the sculpture. 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. 305. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 205-206. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 206. 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 75004300   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004300 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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