by Susan | Sep 23, 2019 | Monuments
In 1968, the University of Illinois’ classes of 1918 and 1919 requested Donald J. Molnar, who was a campus landscape architect at the time, to build a memorial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War I. He envisioned a fountain and a statue in the...
by Susan | Aug 20, 2018 | Monuments
Israeli artist Henri Azaz’s abstract bronze work adorns the front of the Chicago Loop Synagogue, on S. Clark Street, above the door. Stylized hands in prayer, palms down, are featured in front of a blessing from the Bible’s Book of Numbers in both Hebrew and...
by Susan | Mar 5, 2018 | Monuments
Helping Hands commemorates Nobel Peace Prize winner and social reformer Jane Addams (1860–1935), who established Hull House (the nation’s first settlement house), advocated for women’s rights and founded the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The...
by Susan | Feb 27, 2017 | Monuments
The Keeling-Puri Peace Plaza was erected by the families of Virgil Keeling of Rockford and Amanath Puri of Mumbai to honor the vision of the two men, righteousness in the heart and peace in the world. The 15 foot by 34 foot sculpture “Harmony Atlas” sits atop a...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2015 | Monuments
This Beaux Arts-style domed building, which also serves as the Elk’s headquarters, was built in 1926. The two friezes, composed of more than seventy figures carved in low relief, are just above a legend in Gothic script that reads The Triumphs of Peace...
