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Lalaing, Jacques de Comte,
Comp. des Bronzes Bruxelles,
Portrait male -- La Salle, Robert Cavelier
Occupation -- Other
Ethnic -- French
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Robert Cavalier
De
La Salle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lalaing
,
Jacques
de
Comte
,
1858-1917
,
sculptor
.
Comp. des Bronzes Bruxelles, founder.
Title:
Robert Cavalier
De
La Salle, (sculpture).
Dates:
1889. Dedicated on Oct. 12, 1889.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 3 1/2 ft. x 3 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
Jacques
de
Lalaine (sic) / C'e des Bronzes Brusells (On plaque attached to base:) ROBERT CAVELIER/
DE
LA SALLE/GIFT OF/LAMBERT TREE signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
La Salle stands with his proper right leg bent at the knee and his right foot resting on a step. His proper left hand is on his hip. He is armed with a pistol and a sword hangs behind him on his proper left side. He has long hair and wears high leather leggings. La Salle (1643-1687), originally from France, moved to Canada and later explored the Great Lakes. He led the expedition that found the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682. La Salle became governor of Louisiana and in 1884 headed an expedition to establish a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi. La Salle was later assassinated when his men mutinied.
Subject:
Portrait male -- La Salle, Robert Cavelier -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Ethnic -- French
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Located at Lincoln Park, Clark & LaSalle Streets, Chicago, Illinois
Remarks:
Lambert Tree commissioned the statue. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain conservation treatment reports with black and white photographs and color slide documentation, and correspondence from Lambert Tree regarding the donation of the sculpture. For related information see Myron H. West's "An Illustrated Guide of Lincoln Park," Chicago: Gunthrop-Warren Printing, Co., 1911, pg. 19-20; and I. J. Bryan, comp., "A History of Lincoln Park and Annual Report of the Commissioners," Chicago: The Commissioners, 1899, pg. 98-99.
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. 129-130.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois, 1981, pg. 242-244.
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. 130.
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 75004313
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