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Hermant, Leon,
Bennett, Edward H.,
Portrait male -- Pasteur, Louis
Occupation -- Science
Ethnic -- French
Figure group -- Female & Child
Animal -- Goat
Object -- Fruit
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Louis Pasteur Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hermant, Leon, 1866-1936, sculptor.
Bennett, Edward H., architect.
Title:
Louis Pasteur Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1928. Relocated 1946.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze bust on a limestone or marble shaft with a bronze plaque; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 28 x 8 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. W. 10 ft. D. 8 ft.
Inscription:
Leon Hermant, Sculptor (On bronze plaque, rear of base:) "ONE DOESN'T ASK OF/ONE WHO SUFFERS: WHAT/IS YOUR COUNTRY AND/WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION?/ONE MERELY SAYS, YOU/SUFFER. THIS IS ENOUGH/FOR ME, YOU BELONG TO/ME AND I SHALL HELP YOU."/LOUIS PASTEUR (On front of base:) ERECTED/TO/LOUIS PASTEUR/SERVANT OF/HUMANITY/BY/THE PEOPLE/OF CHICAGO/1928(On front of base, lower section:) PASTEUR (Carved on back of base:) Edw. Bennet signed
Description:
A bust of Pasteur sits atop a tall Art Deco shaft which rests on a low rectangular base. A sculpture of a female and two children appears on the west side of the shaft. On the other side of the shaft a nude female reaches up holding palm fronds and a wreath in her outstretched hands. Other sculptural elements on the shaft include two goat heads and a panel of grapes.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Pasteur, Louis -- Bust
Occupation -- Science -- Scientist
Ethnic -- French
Figure group -- Female & Child
Animal -- Goat
Object -- Fruit -- Grape
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Located Pasteur Park, North of Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance:
Formerly located Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois 1928-1946.
Remarks:
In 1946 the West Side Medical Center Commission arranged to move the memorial to its present location in the center of green space in front of Cook County Hospital so it could be an inspiration to the medical students training in the area. Its former Grant Park setting was designed by architects Low and Bennett. The monument's bust and shaft design was created by Bennett and Hermant. Shaft medium given as marble in Riedy publication, but SOS! survey and Bach and Gray publication give limestone.
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 229.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 207.
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. 229.
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 87580084
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