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Giraffe sculpture and Cornelia Avenue apartments

 

View looking northeast across West Cornelia Avenue from North Elaine Place. A large sculpture of a giraffe stands at the southeast corner of the intersection. The apartment buildings at 714 West Cornelia Avenue and 712 West Cornelia Avenue are visible behind the sculpture.

About this item


Title:
Giraffe sculpture and Cornelia Avenue apartments
Date of Original:
1981
Identifier:
bru014_02_sF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3qt3q
Type:
Image
Notes:
The artwork, one of a pair by Chicago sculptor John Kearney, is made from welded steel car bumpers.


Rights:
In copyright - non-commercial use permitted
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Streets
Public art
Sculpture
Architecture
Apartment houses

Photographer:
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
Contributor:
Kearney, John

Form:
Photographs
Medium:
color slides
Extent:
35 mm

Collection Information


Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Folder:
14
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Geographic Information

Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)