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Grant Park: Fountain of the Great Lakes

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July 23, 2015
The Fountain of the Great Lakes was originally installed along the north edge of the Art Institute's
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The Fountain of the Great Lakes was originally installed along the north edge of the Art Institute's South Garden, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1940.
From the top down and right to left the female figures represent Lake Ontario,Lake Huron.
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From the top down and right to left the female figures represent Lake Ontario,Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1990.
When landscape architect Dan Kiley redesigned the Art Institute's South Garden in the early 1960s.
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When landscape architect Dan Kiley redesigned the Art Institute's South Garden in the early 1960s, he relocated the Fountain of the Grant Lakes to stand in front of the new Morton Wing. He created a rectangular reflecting pool in front of the monument, 2010.
The Fountain of the Great Lakes was originally installed along the north edge of the Art Institute's
Media Caption
The Fountain of the Great Lakes was originally installed along the north edge of the Art Institute's South Garden, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1940.
From the top down and right to left the female figures represent Lake Ontario,Lake Huron.
Media Caption
From the top down and right to left the female figures represent Lake Ontario,Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1990.
When landscape architect Dan Kiley redesigned the Art Institute's South Garden in the early 1960s.
Media Caption
When landscape architect Dan Kiley redesigned the Art Institute's South Garden in the early 1960s, he relocated the Fountain of the Grant Lakes to stand in front of the new Morton Wing. He created a rectangular reflecting pool in front of the monument, 2010.

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