A Signal of Peace Monument (1890)
Subject: Illinois Centennial Monument (Lake Front Trail)
Series: Native Chicago
Location: Chicago (Lake Front Trail), IL.
Address: Lakefront Trl, Chicago, IL 60657 (map)
Date: 07/23/2024
Camera: Fuji X100V
History
Note: Non-Native description.
“His 1889 conception of a large-scale equestrian sculpture titled “A Signal of Peace” was created when Dallin was twenty-nine years old, and still continuing studies in Paris. He applied influences of European classicism with the dynamic forms of contemporary East Coast sculptors of the United States to create a large scale sculpture intended as a symbol of respect and dignity.
The completed sculpture was displayed at the prestigious Paris Salon for 1890, then shipped to Chicago for display at the 1893 world’s fair, where it received praise for its power and respect for native peoples amidst the fair’s omnipresent hype centered on the anniversary of Columbus’ voyage to the North American continent.”
– Chicago Monuments Project, Illinois Centennial Monument
Links
“A Signal of Peace is an 1890 bronze equestrian sculpture by Cyrus Edwin Dallin located in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Dallin created the work while studying in Paris and based the figure on a member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which he attended often. He exhibited the original plaster version of the sculpture at the Paris Salon of 1890, where it won honorable mention.”
Wikipedia, A Signal of Peace
Photographs
Native Chicago
Native Chicago is a series of artworks by Ihanktonwan Dakota artist David Bernie that discusses the relationship Native American and First Nations communities have with the city of Chicago.
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