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The Goethe Monument (or Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument) is a bronze statue by Herman Hahn in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, unveiled in 1913. [1] It depicts a larger-than-life, neoclassically -styled hero in undress with a draped cape, peering far into the distance, with a bent leg perched on a rock and a hunting ...
Goethe Monument (Chicago) Gold Star Families Memorial and Park; Governor Horner State Memorial; K. Karel Havlíček Monument; L. LGBT veterans monument (Chicago) M.
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An additional monument to Goethe had been built in Chicago (1914). [34] This monument, by Hermann Hahn, shows an idealized figure often identified with Zeus; [3] it signaled a profound departure from sculptures that were recognizable portraits of the poets. Overall, the monument-building enthusiasm in German-America had been at least as great ...
The Elks National Veterans Memorial (officially the Elks National Memorial and Headquarters Building) is a Beaux Arts-style domed building at 2750 North Lakeview Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. [1] It is across from Lincoln Park and close to the park's Goethe Monument and statue of Alexander Hamilton.
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CHICAGO — At the South Side church where Emmett Till’s open casket funeral took place nearly 68 years ago, elected officials and other leaders gathered Tuesday to unveil a temporary sign ...
Goethe Monument dedicated by the Germans of Chicago. Erected in 1913. German immigration decreased in the 20th century due to increases in the German economy and new restrictions on immigration. [5] In 1914, there were 191,168 people born in Germany living in Chicago; this was the peak number of German-born people in Chicago. [1]