Dream Lady
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  Dream Lady Location in Chicago | |
| Artist | Edward McCartan |
| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 41°55′16.23″N 87°37′56.03″W / 41.9211750°N 87.6322306°W | |
Dream Lady, also known as the Eugene Field Memorial, is a bronze sculpture by Edward McCartan. It is located in Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an author and journalist, and wrote a humor column, "Sharps and Flats", for the Chicago Daily News. He was also well known as an author of poems for children.
History
The memorial cost $35,000, and was funded by public school children, citizens of Chicago and the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund. It was dedicated on October 9, 1922.[1]
The inscriptions reads:
- On upper base front left side:
Have you ever heard of the sugar plum tree
tis a marvel of great renown
it blooms on the shore of the lollipop sea
in the garden of shut eye town.
- On upper base front right side:
Wynken, Blinken and Nod one night
sailed off in a wooden shoe
sailed on a river of crystal light
into a sea of dew.
- On back of base:
Erected in 1922 by
school children and
citizens aided by the
Benj. F. Ferguson Fund[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Memoirla for Eugene field Unveiled" (PDF). The New York Times. October 10, 1922.
- ^ "Eugene Field Memorial, (sculpture)", SIRIS
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120402222911/http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Lincoln%20Park%20Zoo/Eugene%20Field%20Memorial.pdf
- "Eugene field Memorial", Chicago Outdoor Sculptures
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120206154753/http://www.edwardmccartan.com/memorial.htm
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