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Dream Lady 
Artist Edward McCartan Year 1922 Type Bronze Location Chicago, Illinois, United States 41°55′16.23″N 87°37′56.03″W / 41.921175°N 87.6322306°W Dream Lady, also known as the Eugene Field Memorial, is a bronze sculpture by Edward McCartan. It is located in Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an author and journalist, and wrote a humor column, "Sharps and Flats", for the Chicago Daily News. He was also well known as an author of poems for children.
History
The memorial cost $35,000, and was funded by public school children, citizens of Chicago and the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund. It was dedicated on October 9, 1922.[1]
The inscription reads:
(On upper base front left side:)
Have you ever heard of the sugar plum tree
tis a marvel of great renown
it blooms on the shore of the lollipop sea
in the garden of shut eye town.
(On upper base front right side:)
Wynken, Blinken and Nod one night
sailed off in a wooden shoe
sailed on a river of crystal light
into a sea of dew.
(On back of base:)
Erected in 1922 by
school children and
citizens aided by the
Benj. F. Ferguson Fund unsigned
[2]References
- ^ "Memoirla for Eugene field Unveiled". The New York Times. October 10, 1922. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0E12FC38551A738DDDA90994D8415B828EF1D3.
- ^ "Eugene Field Memorial, (sculpture)", SIRIS
External links
- http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Lincoln%20Park%20Zoo/Eugene%20Field%20Memorial.pdf
- "Eugene field Memorial", Chicago Outdoor Sculptures
- http://www.edwardmccartan.com/memorial.htm
Categories:- Monuments and memorials in Illinois
- Outdoor sculptures
- 1922 works
- Public art stubs
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