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Kjellberg, Johannes,
Portrait male -- von Linne, Karl
Occupation -- Science
Portrait male -- Linnaeus, Carolus
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Karl von Linne, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kjellberg, Johannes, 1836-1885, sculptor.
Title:
Karl von Linne, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 23, 1891.
Description:
Statue of Karl von Linne (Carolus Linnaeus, 1707-1778) in a formal robe carrying a book and a plant.
Subject:
Portrait male -- von Linne, Karl -- Full length
Occupation -- Science -- Botanist
Portrait male -- Linnaeus, Carolus -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Located University of Chicago, Midway Plaisance, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Provenance:
Formerly located Fullerton Parkway and Stockton Drive, Chicago, Illinois Removed in 1976.
Remarks:
A copy of the memorial of von Linne in Stockholm, this sculpture originally had four allegorical figures representing botany, zoology, geology, and medicine which were removed and placed in storage when the statue was relocated in 1976.
References:
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981.
Illustration:
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 199.
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 87820133
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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