Photography Sunday! pt. 5

The Michigan Avenue Bridge goes over the Chicago River. The bridge was build from 1917-1920. This week's Photography Sunday will show the friezes from the bridges. They are part of a set called "Tablets to Pioneers" by Wheeler Williams.

Photography Sunday! pt. 4

This week's Photography Sunday contains photos from Lurie Garden. Lurie Garden is between the Art Institute of Chicago and Millenium Park. I've visited this park several times during different seasons. It looks vastly different every time I go. These pictures were taken at the beginning of November, just as the flowers are loosing their blooms, and the trees are loosing their leaves.

Photography Sunday! pt. 3

For this week's Photography Sunday, I have some photographs from South Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

On the left of this first photograph, is the Gage Building. The right of the photograph and the second photograph are from the Chicago Athletic Association Building. This building was built in 1893 and designed by Henry Ives Cobb (University of Chicago).

This third photograph is of the Smurfit Stone building (Diamond Building). It was designed by Sheldon Schlegman of A. Epstein and Sons. It was completed in 1984.

This photo is of Wrigley Tower. It is located on North Michigan Avenue. The groundbreaking was in 1920. The location was selected by William Wrigley Jr. and designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.

The following photographs were all taken while walking down South Michigan Avenue.

Photography Sunday! pt. 2

This week's Photography Sunday deals with photos outside the Art Institute of Chicago.

The two bronze lions outside the Art Institute (by Edward Kemey) were made in 1893. They were a gift from Mrs. Henry Field. The south lion is "Stands in an Attitude of Defiance." The north lion is "On the Prowl."





This arch is found at the east entrance of the Art Institute. It used to be at the entrance of the old Chicago Stock Exchange. It was designed by Louis Sullivan in 1894.



These photos are from the West facade. The current location is the third that the Art Institute has had. It was designed by Shepley Rutan and Coolidge for the 1893 World's Colombian Exposition.

Photography Sunday! pt. 1

I am introducing a new posting this week. From now on I will be posting photography on Sundays. For this week's Photography Sunday, I will be posting photos from the Stanley McCormick Memorial Court (or the North Garden) at the Art Institute of Chicago. It is located Across from Millennium Park on South Michigan Avenue.

This first photo (as well as some later photos) is of Large Interior Form (1953-54, bronze) by Henry Moore. The other photos are of Cubi VII (1963, stainless steel) by David Smith.