"THE PIONEERS" High-Relief Sculpture, Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, IL by Jack Nixon
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By: Jack Nixon
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Width: 17 in.
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Height: 24 in.
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Depth: 0 in.
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Medium: Giclee
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Material: Paper
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Style: Architectural
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Theme: Architecture
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Price: US $300
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About This Artwork
The Plaque reads as follows:
THE PIONEERS - John Kinzie, fur trader, ssettled near this spot in the early years of the ninteenth century. One of a band of courageous pioneers, who with their lives at stake, struggled through the wilderness breaking soil for the seeds of a future civilization. Presented to the city by William Wrigley Jr., 1928
"The Pioneers" sculpture on the northwest corner bridgehouse of the Michigan Avenue Bridge is one of four sculptures commissioned in 1927 by the City of Chicago, the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund, and William Wrigley Jr. The other three sculptures are "The Discoverers," Defense," and "Regeneration." The sculptor, J.E. Fraser, is most noted for designing the Indian Head Nickel (1913-38)
"The Pioneers" original pencil drawing on paper is 30 x 40" and took four months to draw in 1989. Original Drawing: $20,000.00.
100 Edition, Large Giclee Fine Art Print 17 x 24" $300.00, Set of 4 - $1000.00
With new digital giclee technology, custom prints of sizes up to 30 inches in width can be made available upon request. Jacknds@cs.com. Copyright 1989 All Rights Reserved. Jack Nixon, Nixon Design Studio.