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CHICAGO Sculpture in the Loop
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An Architect's Observation of Figural Sculpture in the Chicago Loop.
- Added on: Mar 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
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HENRY HERING. The Michigan Avenue Bridge
It's not so far from the Museum of Science and Industry at 57th Street to the Michigan Avenue Bridge. But in this distance Henry Hering spanned a Century and became an accomplished Sculptor. Compare the work posted here to the previously posted ...
HENRY HERING .MSI. The Columbian Exposition Fine Arts Building
.There is something intriguing about a caryatid. ..And at the turn of the Twentieth Century, many agreed. Henry Hering sculpted more Caryatids in Chicago than ever existed on the Acropolis. FOR MORE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE and PHOTOGRAP...
HENRY HERING. MSI. The Columbian Exposition Fine Arts Building
The amount of sculpture on the Museum of Science and Industry is almost mind-boggling. Panels in Relief. Caryatids. And four "Attic" figures above both the North and South Entrances. These four are on the North Facade.This was just the beginning...
HENRY HERING. MSI. The Columbian Exposition Fine Arts Building
"ATTIC FIGURE" above the central temple entrance to the Museum. Young Henry Hering had reached the ripe age of nineteen when this piece was completed. By 1914 the Museum was showing its age. Take a look at this phot...
HENRY HERING. Empire State Building. Studio
Very little can be stranger than this photo. Hopefully Mr. Hering's serenity was alive and well in 1945....
HENRY HERING. Museum of Science and Industry. Columbian Exposition. Fine Arts Building.
History is a matter of simple facts. Henry Hering was born in 1874 and died in 1949. He studied under Augustus Saint Gaudens and Philip Martiny. He is credited with the sculpture at the Fine Arts Building at the Columbian Exposition (now the Museum o...
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