IMG_8965 - Robert Morris, George Washington & Haym Salomon Statue : 無料・フリー素材/写真
IMG_8965 - Robert Morris, George Washington & Haym Salomon Statue / RTD Photography
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| 説明 | The government of the united stateswhich gives bigotry no sanction to persecutionno assisstance requires that they who live underits protection should demean themselves as good citizensin giving it on all occasions thier effectual supportpresident george washington - 1790On the corner of Wabash Avenue and Wacker Drive, just a couple blocks southwest of the Tribune Tower, stands a testament to the fact that people of different backgrounds had to come together to help our nation come into existence.In this memorial along the Chicago River, George Washington, in his Revolutionary War uniform, shakes hands with English-born Robert Morris on his right and Polish-Jewish emigrant Hyam Salomon on his left. Morris, who actually was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Salomon gave their financial support to assure victory in the American Revolution, raising thousands of dollars to assist the American Army in its battle against the British. At the base of the statue, a plaque envisions a multitude of people being welcomed by Liberty and her outstretched arms.Alderman Barnet Hodes commissioned the sculpture in the 1930s and raised the necessary money. Loredo Taft, whose ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, designed the work but died in 1936 after completing only a small model. His associates were given a new contract, and three of them (Nellie Walker, Leonard Crunelle, and Mary Webster) each enlarged one of the figures, finishing the artwork in 1941. It has proudly stood by the Chicago River since 2002. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-06-26 00:49:32 |
| 撮影者 | RTD Photography , Redford, USA |
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