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Buttercup Park: Roosevelt Road Bridge Sculptures

July 21, 2015
There are three different versions of the sculptural globes and books from the Roosevelt Bridge.
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There are three different versions of the sculptural globes and books from the Roosevelt Bridge now also located in Buttercup Park, 2013.
This version of the three sculptures has a globe of the earth topped with dinosaurs.
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This version of the three sculptures has a globe of the earth topped with dinosaurs and a wooly mammoth and sitting on a stack of books, 2013.
Each of the three versions of the sculptures relates to one of the museums at the south end.
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Each of the three versions of the sculptures relates to one of the museums at the south end of Grant Park. This one, topped with dolphins, honors the Shedd Aquarium, 2013.
There are three different versions of the sculptural globes and books from the Roosevelt Bridge.
Media Caption
There are three different versions of the sculptural globes and books from the Roosevelt Bridge now also located in Buttercup Park, 2013.
This version of the three sculptures has a globe of the earth topped with dinosaurs.
Media Caption
This version of the three sculptures has a globe of the earth topped with dinosaurs and a wooly mammoth and sitting on a stack of books, 2013.
Each of the three versions of the sculptures relates to one of the museums at the south end.
Media Caption
Each of the three versions of the sculptures relates to one of the museums at the south end of Grant Park. This one, topped with dolphins, honors the Shedd Aquarium, 2013.

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