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Revered German playwright and
poet Johann von Schiller wrote
about the value of freedom and
ethics. Dedicated in 1886, this is
a replica of an original monument
in the writer’s birthplace of
Marbach, Germany.
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JOHANN VON
SCHILLER MONUMENT
Designated as a National Historic Landmark,
the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool is a magnificent
landscape in an urban setting. The landscape
includes native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers
as well as a wooden pavilion, stone paths,
and a waterfall.
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Savanna
beach
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CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
A tradition for more than 150 years, the Chicago
History Museum moved to Lincoln Park in 1932 and
is the oldest cultural institution in Chicago. Its vast
collections include the bed in which Abraham
Lincoln died. The museum features exhibits on the
history of Chicago and also serves as a research
center for thousands each year.
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Comfort Station
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CURVE XXII
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Montrose Harbor Office
& Chicago Corinthian
Yacht Club
Park Bait Shop
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Foster
Athletic Fields
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ELI BATES FOUNTAIN
American sculptor Ellsworth
Kelly created the sleek
vertical Curve XXII out of
stainless steel. The sculpture
is commonly known as I Will,
Chicago’s unofficial motto.
beach
house
Sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin
created this piece in 1890. It
was displayed at the Salon
of 1890 in Paris and at the
1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition in Chicago. The
work was purchased for
the park by Judge
Lambert Tree
in 1894.
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Bird Sanctuary
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DR. JOSÉ RIZAL
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Montrose Beach
Dunes
A SIGNAL OF PEACE
RICHARD OGLESBY
MONUMENT
Renowned artists Augustus Saint-Gaudens and
Frederick MacMonnies created the Bates Fountain
in 1887. The monument is nicknamed Storks at Play.
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Established in 1999, the Peggy Notebaert Nature
Museum is home to the Judy Istock Butterfly
Haven and provides visitors with access to nature
and hands-on science amid the urban landscape
of Chicago.
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Sculpted by John
Gutzon de la Mothe
Borglum and installed
in 1928, the monument
depicts Sheridan rallying against a surprise
Confederate attack
on October 19, 1864.
Borglum, who also
created Lincoln Park’s
Altgeld Monument, went
on to sculpt the famous
Mount Rushmore
National Memorial.
Antonio “Lito” Mondejar’s
figurative sculpture of Dr.
José Rizal, unveiled in 1999,
commemorates the 100th
anniversary of Philippine
independence. Dr. Rizal
was a writer, doctor, farmer,
artist, activist, revolutionary
martyr, and Philippine hero
from the Spanish Colonial
period.
PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM
GENERAL PHILIP
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THE ALARM
A memorial to the Ottawa
Indians, The Alarm is one
of the oldest outdoor
sculptures in Chicago. In
his first major commission,
John J. Boyle portrays
the Ottawa’s strength of
character and peacefulness
in this evocative grouping of
a Native American family.
SHAKESPEARE
MONUMENT
William Ordway
Partridge’s sculpture of
William Shakespeare,
which portrays the
playwright and poet
in Elizabethan period
clothing, was dedicated
in April 1894.
This sculpture honors Civil
War hero and 14th Governor
of Illinois, Richard J. Oglesby.
Leonard Crunelle, disciple
of Chicago’s pre-eminent
sculptor Lorado Taft, created
this artwork in 1919.
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Highlighting the
neighborhood’s
Native American
heritage, artists
Tracy Van Duinen,
Todd Osborne,
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and Cynthia Weiss
worked with Chicago artist Gerry Lang and others to
create the Indian Land Dancing mosaic in 2009.
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ALEXANDER HAMILTON MONUMENT
John Angel memorialized America’s first Secretary of
the Treasury in this 1940 sculpture. The bronze
sculpture, gilded in gold, sits on a low, red granite
base. Using an endowment
left by philanthropist Kate
Buckingham, the Art Institute
of Chicago regilded the
statue in 2015.
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INDIAN LAND
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In 1929, James L. Kraft, founder
of Kraft Foods Inc., donated
the original totem pole called
Kwa-Ma-Rolas carved by the
Kwakiutl Indians of Vancouver
Island around 1900. Tony Hunt,
a Kwagiulth Indian, carved
this replica after the original
totem pole was returned to the
Northwest Coast of Canada in
1986.
HUG CHICAGO
Highlighting Chicago’s diversity, the Hug Chicago
mural was produced by the Chicago Public Art Group
with Julia Swoles-Barlow as lead artist. It includes
images from a social media campaign in which
Chicagoans were asked to submit photographs of
themselves hugging friends and family members at
their favorite places in the city.
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EMANUEL SWEDENBORG
MEMORIAL
The bronze portrait bust of
Emanuel Swedenborg, produced
by Swedish sculptor Adolf Jonnson
and dedicated in 1924, was stolen
and never recovered. The Chicago
Park District replicated the missing
bust in 2012 using the original
plaster model that had recently
been discovered in Sweden.
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This sculpture memorializes
Illinois’ first foreign-born
governor, John Peter Altgeld, who
spearheaded progressive reforms.
Created by John Gutzon de la
Mothe Borglum, one of America’s
most famous sculptors, the
monument was installed on Labor
Day in 1915.
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Inspired by the
past and future of
Edgewater and the
Bryn Mawr Historic
©2012 James Iska
District, lead artists
Tracy Van Duinen, Todd Osborne, and Cynthia Weiss
worked with more than 400 people creating the
Living 2007–Growing 2008 mosaics to enliven the
Bryn Mawr underpass.
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JOHN PETER ALTGELD
MONUMENT
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The conservatory was completed in 1895, replacing
a smaller greenhouse built there in the 1870s. The
glass structure features four display houses — the
Palm House, Fern Room, Orchid House, and Show
House . It showcases tropical palms, ancient ferns,
and annual flower shows.
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Herman Hahn sculpted this
enormous figure in 1910 of a
young man holding an eagle
on his knee, to pay homage to
the famous German writer and
philosopher Johann Wolfgang
von Goethe.
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PEACE AND JUSTICE
Margo McMahon produced
this sculpture owned by Soka
Gakkai International, a worldwide network of lay Buddhists
that has one of its headquarters
in Chicago. The organization is
dedicated to a common vision
of a better world through the
empowerment of the individual
and the promotion of peace,
culture, and education.
©2014 Chicago Park District
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
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The stunning
bricolage
mosaic at Kathy
Osterman
Beach consists
of thousands
of tile pieces.
Lead artist Andy Bellomo worked for more than
a year and a half with other artists, community
volunteers, and students on this project.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON
GOETHE MONUMENT
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Lincoln Park
Conservatory
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FISHING
The Lake Michigan waters create
diverse habitats that support many
kinds of fish. Steelhead trout, rock
bass, yellow perch, large- and smallmouth bass, coho and king salmon,
bluegill, and smelt can all be caught
from Lake Michigan. Please observe
the posted fishing guidelines.
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LAKEFRONT
TRAIL
This 18-mile-long multiuse
paved trail along Lake
Michigan starts in Lincoln
Park at the Kathy Osterman
Beach. It extends south
through several other
parks to the South Shore
Cultural Center.
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541 North Fairbanks Court
Chicago, IL 60611
312.742.PLAY (7529)
TTY 312.747.2001
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
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BIRD WATCHING
Birds, butterflies, and other wildlife species find
habitat and food in natural areas of the park. These
areas have been planted with prairie wildflowers
and woodland plants that are native to the Chicago
region.
301 East Cermak Road
Chicago, IL 60616
312.567.8500
www.choosechicago.com
Lincoln Park
Conservatory
2391 North Stockton Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
312.742.7736
www.chicagoparkdistrict.
com/parks/lincoln-parkconservatory
Peggy Notebaert
Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
312.755.5100
www.naturemuseum.org
LEGEND
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Water Tower
Accessible
Beach Walk
Fishing
Pedestrian Underpass
Soccer
Archery
Ice Hockey Rink
Pier
Streets
Horseshoe Pits
Playground
Street Overpass
Point of Interest
Tennis
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Supported by NOAA and the Illinois Coastal Management Program.
GREENE VARDIMAN
BLACK MONUMENT
Created by sculptor Frederick
Hibbard, the National Dental
Association (today’s American
Dental Association) donated
this sculpture of Greene
Vardiman Black, the “father of
modern dentistry,” in 1918.
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FOUNTAIN
GIRL
English artist George
Wade created this
sculptural fountain,
also known as the
Little Cold Water Girl,
for the 1893 World’s
Columbian Exposition.
Although the original
bronze figure was
stolen in the late
1950s, Chicagoan
Jeanette Van Nice
donated funds to
have it replicated and
rededicated in 2012.
The last above- ground reminder
of Lincoln Park’s
earlier history as
a public cemetery,
the Couch family
mausoleum was designed by John M. Van Osdel,
Chicago’s first professional architect.
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Chicago Yacht Club
Belmont Station
North
Avenue
Beach
Lake Michigan
LA SALLE MONUMENT
Sculptor Count Jacques de La Laing
created this proud bronze artwork
honoring Robert de La Salle. Unveiled
in 1889, the sculpture depicts La Salle,
a significant explorer of the Great
Lakes area in the 17th century, armed
with a sword and pistol.
©2012 James Iska
Artist Jeff Zimmermann created this 260-foot, mural
which portrays themes of environmental awareness and
beach preservation. Created in 2011, the artwork greets
pedestrians emerging from a nearby underpass and is
visible from the lakefront trail.
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PATHFINDERS
Marking the pedestrian
entrance on the west
side of Lincoln Park
Zoo, near the Formal
Gardens, are three
bronze figures of North American gray wolves
sculpted by Colorado artist Veryl Goodnight.
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The bronze sculpture of two mountain lions reclining
back-to-back is an icon for the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Produced by Colorado-based Rosetta, the figures sit
on a low granite and limestone base.
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
615 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
217.333.4747
www.isgs.illinois.edu
Printed in the United States of America.
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This bronze equestrian
sculpture by Louis T.
Rebisso memorializes Civil
War hero and two-term
U.S. President
Ulysses S. Grant.
More than
200,000 people
attended the
sculpture’s dedication
ceremonies in 1891.
Illinois State Geological Survey
©2015 University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved.
For permission information, contact the Illinois State Geological Survey.
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SIBLINGS
GRANT
MONUMENT
Dedicated in 1955 by the Old Timers’
Baseball Association, this monument
honors baseball enthusiast William C.
“Billy” Niesen, who later went on to
serve as president of the association.
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Sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Abraham
Lincoln: The Man is commonly known as the Standing
Lincoln. The artist used a model with physical
attributes similar to Lincoln’s, his plaster life mask, and
casts of his hands to create what is considered to be
one of the world’s most significant Lincoln monuments.
WILLIAM C. NIESEN
MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
CHILDREN’S FOUNTAIN
The fountain was commissioned by
Jane Byrne, former mayor of Chicago,
and created by Robinson Iron Corp.
Dedicated in 1982 on Upper Wacker
Drive, the fountain was restored and
installed in Lincoln Park in 2005.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE MAN,
AND LINCOLN GARDENS
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The whimsical Dream Lady
memorializes children’s author
Eugene Field. Architects Delano
and Aldrich and sculptor Edward
Francis McCarten produced the
memorial, incorporating scenes
and lines from several of Field’s
poems into the granite base.
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Commissioned by Chicago Tribune
editor Joseph Medill and the OldTime Printers’ Association, this
1896 statue memorializes Benjamin
Franklin’s achievements as an author,
newspaper editor, and printer.
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LOWLAND GORILLA FAMILY
Kentucky-born sculptor Bill Wieger, who specializes in
artworks of animals, created these bronze statues of
a gorilla family—a seated female holding an infant, a
crouching male, and a juvenile exploring on its own.
Chicago’s Dania Committee
commissioned artist John Gelert,
a Danish immigrant, to create
this monument to Hans Christian
Andersen, the famous children’s
author from Denmark. Installed in
1896, the statue shows Andersen
holding a book with a swan at his
feet, alluding to his beloved story
“The Ugly Duckling.”
EUGENE FIELD
MEMORIAL
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MOTHER AND
BABY HIPPO
Two life-sized bronze
hippos are replicas of
works by Philadelphia
artist Henry Mitchell.
The original sculptures
are located in Fairmount
Park’s Philadelphia Zoo.
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RITES OF SPRING
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Artist David Rogers
created this modern
interpretation of a sundial
for the Lincoln Park Zoo
in 1984. The 11-foot tall,
5-ton limestone sundial
displays the correct time
on its horizontal arch.
Originally created for the
Seneca-Walton Apartment
building in 1952, Milton
©2014 Chicago Park District
Horn’s Rites of Spring,
portrays Pan, a Greek god, playing a flute for a large
ram. The bas-relief panel went missing after the
building was demolished but was rediscovered and
conserved by the Milton Horn Art Trust and installed
in the zoo in 2004.
The 50-foot arch at the east entrance of the zoo
is made of steel vines that spiral around heavygauge steel pipes with a diverse collection of
animal figures adorning the arch. Created by
Greg Leavitt and his daughter Camille Leavitt,
the sculptural arch was a gift of the Lincoln Park
Zoo’s Women’s Board in 2002.
This limestone finial, one of several
that adorned Chicago’s old City Hall
and old County Courthouse Building,
survived the 1871 Great Chicago
Fire. It was installed in Lincoln Park
sometime before 1901.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
MONUMENT
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Artist George Suyeoka, an Art
Institute of Chicago graduate,
incorporated small animal
sculptures into several drinking
fountains installed at the zoo. This
piece depicts a lion pride drinking
water at the edge of the fountain’s
basin.
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Basketball
Lakefront Trail
Bird Watching
Parking Lot
Revetment
Traffic Direction
Buildings
Path
Riprap
Volleyball
Dog-Friendly Area
Pedestrian Bridge
Skate Park
Zoo and
Areas Within
POINTS OF INTEREST
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