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The Alarm, (sculpture). Artist:  Boyle, John J., 1851/52-1917, sculptor. Title:  The Alarm, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1880. Dedicated May 17, 1884. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  John Boyle sculpt (Base front:) Presented to Lincoln Park by Martin Ryerson. (Base, on one granite tablet:) The Peace Pipe (Base, on another granite tablet:) The Corn Dance (Base, on another granite table:) Forestry (Base, on another granite table:) The Hunt signed Description:  The main part of the monument is a standing brave and his seated wife who are alerted to some imminent danger off to the southwest; their papoose, dog, and bow and quiver of arrows are at their feet. There are four incised granite tablets on the base which contain scenes of Ottawa life. They depict "The Peace Pipe," "The Corn Dance," "Forestry," and "The Hunt." Subject:  Figure group -- Family Ethnic -- Indian -- Ottawa Animal -- Dog Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Ceremony -- Dance -- Corn Dance Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Occupation -- Hunter Landscape -- Forest Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Lincoln Park, East of Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois Provenance:  Formerly located Lincoln Park Zoological Park, Chicago, Illinois until 1974. Remarks:  The sculpture is the oldest monument erected on Chicago Park District land. It originally had four bronze bas-relief panels on its base that have since been replaced by incised granite tablets. Martin Ryerson provided the sculpture as a memorial to the Ottawa Nation of Indians. Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain miscellaneous correspondence, news clippings, and conservation treatment reports with slide and photographic documentation. For related article see West, Myron H., "An Illustrated Guide of Lincoln Park," Chicago: Gunthrop-Warren Printing, Co., 1911, pg. 11, 19. 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. 156-157. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1983, pg. 244-245. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Bryan, I. J., comp., "A History of Lincoln Park and Annual Report of the Commissioners," Chicago: The Commissioners, 1899, pg. 106. 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 75004260   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004260 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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