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Title
John Alexander Logan Monument (Near South Side, Illinois)
Description
Placed atop a grassy mound in Chicago's Grant Park, the John A. Logan Monument honors the life and service of Civil War Union general and Illinois politician John Alexander Logan. In his lifetime, John A. Logan served as a commander and general in the Union Army, headed the veteran organization the Grand Army of the Republic. He also led the movement for establishing a national Memorial Day. Prompted by Logan's death in 1886, this bronze equestrian statue was conceptualized by Chicago's South Park Commissioners, funded by the Illinois legislature, and created by famed sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Alexander Phimister Proctor. While he is honoured in this monument for his respected political and Civil War Union service, Logan was openly racist and advocated for legislation directed towards halting black migration and settlement in Illinois.
Creator
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, assistance was provided by Daniel H. Burnham, Annette Johnson, and Mary Lawrence Tonetti.
Source
american
Date
1897-07-22
Contributor
cmm43@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
2048
Date Created
1886-12-27
Date Issued
1897-07-22
Extent
18.288m x 24.384000000000004m x 60.96000000000001m
Spatial Coverage
current,41.870575,-87.623552;
Rights Holder
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (sculptor of Logan) (1848-1907), Alexander Phimister Proctor (sculptor of horse) (1860-1950), Stanford White (Architect).
Europeana
Country
United States of America
Europeana Data Provider
John Alexander Logan Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/John_Alexander_Logan_Monument
Monument Type
Statue - equestrian
Erected by
South Park commissioners and Illinois legislature
Funded by
Illinois legislature
Run by
Chicago Park District
Material
Bronze, granite base
Cost
$50,000 of 1897 money
State
Illinois
County
Cook County
Affiliation
Union
City
Near South Side