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<i>Heald Square Monument</i>

Heald Square Monument

Sculpture by Lorado Taft

The Heald Square Monument is a bronze sculpture group by Lorado Taft in Heald Square, Chicago, Illinois.[1] It depicts General George Washington and the two principal financiers of the American Revolution: Robert Morris and Haym Salomon. Following Taft's 1936 death, the sculpture was completed by his associates Leonard Crunelle,[1] Nellie Walker and Fred Torrey.[2]

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Heald Square is located in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District of Chicago's Loop community area. The square was named for Captain Nathan Heald, commander of Fort Dearborn from 1810 to 1812.[1]

The sculpture was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1971.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Heald Square Monument". City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div. 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  2. [2]
    "SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System". si.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

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