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Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame: Edward A. Filene, (sculpture). Artist:  Rox, Henry, 1899-1967, sculptor. Title:  Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame: Edward A. Filene, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Edward A. Filene, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 30, 1953. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete or limestone with marble plaque Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. W. 38 in. D. 35 in. Inscription:  H. Rox signed Description:  Four times life-size head mounted on a tall pillar. One of eight heads which line the Merchandise Mart Plaza to honor outstanding American retail merchants. Edward Filene president of William Filene Sons Company in Boston. Filene was an innovator in the concepts of employee representation in management, higher wages and shorter hours, and an improvement in the standard of living through business prosperity. He developed the "automatic bargain basement" in which merchandise not sold in 30 days was donated to charity. He helped establish the use of credit cards with the first state law allowing their use in 1909. He founded the Twentieth Century Fund and was a part of the U. S. and International Chamber of Commerce. Subject:  Portrait male -- Filene, Edward A. -- Head Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Merchandise Mart, 222 North Bank Drive, Main entrance plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60654 Remarks:  Base media given as marble in Bach and Riedy publications, but SOS! sruvey notes that base is either concrete or limestone with a marble plaque. Sculpture was placed in storage during reconstruction of the Merchandise Mart plaza in 1989-1990. IAS image files and the Bach and Gray publication contain overview photos of all eight heads. IAS group images are filed under Minna Harkavy's "Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame: Robert E. Wood. References:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 101. Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981. Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no. 12. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 101. 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 87580030   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87580030 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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