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The relief sculpture The Conquest of Time and Space adorns the main entrance to the Electrical Building exhibit.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Sculpture of 'Man Combating Ignorance' on the North approach of the Hall of Science
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Image
Date
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1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of the Century of Progress Fountain of Science sculpture
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
One of the entrances to the Electrical Group exhibition at A Century of Progress. The sculpture of the man above was dedicated to "The conquest of time and space."
Image
Image
Date
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1933
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Exterior facade of the Electrical Group building
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Image
Date
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1933
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
One of the entrances to the Electrical Group exhibition under construction in preparation for A Century of Progress. The sculpture of the man above was dedicated to "The conquest of time and space."
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Hall of Science statue
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
One of the entrances to the Electrical Group exhibition under construction in preparation for A Century of Progress. The sculpture of the man above was dedicated to "The conquest of time and space."
Image
Image
Date
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1933
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Statue at the Century of Progress Hall of Social Science.
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Sculpture of 'Man Combating Ignorance' on the north approach to the Hall of Science viewed from below
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Image
Date
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1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Southeast view of the front courtyard of the Electrical Group building before the grand opening of the Chicago World's Fair.
Image
Image
Both "Stellar Energy" (left) and "Atomic Energy" (right) by sculptor Ulric Henry Ellerhusen can be seen flanking the building's main entrance in the center.
Date
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1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Color view of the Electrical Building
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Image
Relief sculpture titled Stellar Energy or Light by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of the Century of Progress Fountain of Science sculpture
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Stellar Energy sculpture on southeast facade of the Electrical Group building
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Image
The caption beneath the figure reads: Light is the beginning of all things, from the utmost aether it issues shaping the stars answering in its patterns to the majesty of creative thought. The sculptor for this design was Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Oblique view of the sculptured pylons at the entrance to the Hall of Social Science.
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Color view of front facade of the Electrical Building
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Oblique view of the sculptured pylons at the entrance to the Hall of Social Science.
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Laughing Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit
Image
Image
Date
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November 1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of the Hall of Science fountain and the Fountain of Science sculpture
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Southest facade of the Electrical Group building showing the bas relief sculpture of Atomic Energy by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
Image
Image
The caption to the right of the figure reads: "Energy is the substance of all things. The cycles of atoms the play of the elements are its forms cast by a mighty hand to become the world's foundations."
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Electrical Building exterior
Image
Image
A side exterior view of the Electrical Group exhibition at A Century of Progress. The sculpture adorning the Southeast facade was entitled Stellar Energy and was dedicated to Light: The beginning of everything.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Sculpture plaque on the side of the Electrical Building
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
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Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
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