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Carter H. Harrison, (sculpture). Artist:  Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Carter H. Harrison, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Carter Henry Harrison, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 29, 1907. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 20 in. x 17 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. Inscription:  Fredr'k C. Hibbard Sc./American Bronze Foundry Co./Chicago (On base:) CARTER H. HARRISON (On plaque attached to lower part of base:) GENIUS IS BUT AUDACITY, AND THE/AUDACITY OF CHICAGO HAS CHOSEN A STAR. IT HAS LOOKED UPWARD/TO IT AND KNOWS NOTHING BUT THAT IT/FEARS TO ATTEMPT AND THUS FAR HAS FOUND NOTHING THAT IT/CANNOT ACCOMPLISH/FROM MAYOR'S DAY ADDRESS/OCT. 28TH 1893 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Harrison holding his hat in his proper left hand rests atop a high stone pedestal. His coat is open and his arms are at his sides. Carter Henry Harrison was a popular five-time mayor of Chicago who left office in 1887 only to run for governor in 1888. He was elected governor and would remain so until 1892 when John Peter Altgood was elected. Subject:  Portrait male -- Harrison, Carter H., Sr. -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Union Park, South of Washington Boulevard near Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  SOS survey reports that there is evidence of the original lighter concrete base remaining near sculpture. IAS files contain biographic information on Harrison. 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. 233-234. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 231. 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. 233. 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 75004299   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004299 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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