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William McKinley Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Mulligan, Charles J., 1866-1916, sculptor. Swenson, John, contractor. Winslow Bros. Company, founder. Hunt & Hunt, architectural firm. Title:  William McKinley Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1905. Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: Concord granite and Berlin rhyolite. Dimensions:  Heroic. Inscription:  (On base:) WILLIAM McKINLEY Description:  Portrait of McKinley standing erect with one hand resting on a desk and the other holding the notes for his speech. Subject:  Portrait male -- McKinley, William -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Congressman Object -- Written Matter -- Speech Object Type:  Exedra Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located McKinley Park, South of the intersection of Western Boulevard, Archer Avenue and 37th Street, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  This monument was commissioned by Daniel F. Crilly, president of the South Park Commission, and was cast from bronze melted down from a statue of Columbus by Howard Kretschmar, which was panned by the critics (IAS record no. 87820143). The South Park Board contributed eleven thousand dollars towards the total cost of the monument. The granite exedra was designed by architects Hunt and Hunt. John Swenson was the contractor for the pedestal. 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. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0144, 1989. Monumental News, Oct., 1902; July, 1903; Jan., 1905; Jan., 1913. Illustration:  Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 309. Monumental News, Jan., 1905, pg. 52. Monumental News, Jan., 1913, pg. 27. 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 75004325   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004325 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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