Statue of the Republic

Statue of the Republic

Infobox Sculpture


title = Statue of the Republic
artist = Daniel Chester French
year = 1879
type = Bronze
height =
inch =
city = Chicago, Illinois
museum = Jackson Park

The Statue of the Republic is a 24 foot high gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois. The statue was built in 1918 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago and the Illinois statehood centennial.cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/S/StatueRepublic.html|title=Statue of The Republic|date=2006-03-15|accessdate=2007-09-14|work=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division.]

The current statue was sculpted by Henry Bacon and is a one-third reproduction of an original 65 foot high sculpture designed by Daniel Chester French. The original statue stood in front of the Court of Honor at the World's Columbian Exposition ("see picture below"). The current statue stands on the site of the Exposition's famous Electricity Building.

The Statue was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 4 2003.

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