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Hering, Henry,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Allegory
Figure group
Ethnic -- Indian
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Defense, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hering, Henry, 1874-1949, sculptor.
Title:
Defense, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dec. 5, 1925. Installed 1928.
Medium:
Relief: limestone.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. W. 14 ft. 9 in. D. 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Artist's monogram appears on the left side of the pylon.) (On pylon, just below relief:) DEFENSE/FORT DEARBORN STOOD ALMOST ON THIS SPOT./AFTER AN HEROIC DEFENSE IN EIGHTEEN/HUNDRED AND TWELVE, THE GARRISON TOGETHER/WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN WAS FORCED TO EVACUATE/THE FORT LED FORTH BY CAPTAIN WELLS. THEY/WERE BRUTALLY MASSACRED BY THE INDIANS/THEY WILL BE CHERISHED AS MARTYRS IN/OUR EARLY HISTORY/ERECTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE /B.F.FERGUSON MONUMENT FOUND/1928. signed
Description:
This relief depicts a scene from the Fort Dearborn Massacre of 1812. Inhabitants are being led to safety by an Indian scout after being forced to evacuate the Fort in fear of a British attack. An allegorical classical female figure floats above the more boldly carved, Beaux-Arts style figure group. The relief is one of four installed on the Michigan Avenue Bridge pylons.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Illinois
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
History -- United States -- Fort Dearborn Massacre
Allegory
Figure group
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Located Michigan Avenue Bridge, Southwest pylon, Chicago, Illinois
Remarks:
This sculpture was erected by the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund.
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. 92-94.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 179.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 179.
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 75004284
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75004284
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