The Spirit of Music
The sculpture in 2010
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ArtistAlbin Polasek
Year1923 (1923)
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates41°52′24″N 87°37′25″W / 41.873415°N 87.623504°W / 41.873415; -87.623504

The Spirit of Music also known as the Theodore Thomas Memorial, is an outdoor 1923 sculpture and monument commemorating Theodore Thomas (founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) by Czech-American artist and educator Albin Polasek, installed in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1][2][3][4]

The monument in 2015

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spirit of Music". Chicago Park District. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "June 28, 1923 - CHICAGO STATUE TO PICTURE SPIRIT OF MUSIC AS SEXLESS". Chicago Tribune. 1923-06-28. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  3. ^ Public Art in Chicago: Photography and Commentary on Sculptures, Statues ... 2013-02-19. ISBN 9781572844476. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  4. ^ "Spirit Of Music". Statue Stories Chicago. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

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Benjamin Ferguson Fund works
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