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Lincoln Park: Chess Pavilion

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July 24, 2015
The modernist Chess Pavilion is like a work of sculpture itself, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1970.
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The modernist Chess Pavilion is like a work of sculpture itself, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1970.
Gilbertson's carved freestanding queen chess piece, 2011.
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Gilbertson's carved freestanding queen chess piece, 2011.
Adjacent to Lincoln Park's lakefront trail, the Chess Pavilion has free standing sculptural chess pi
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Adjacent to Lincoln Park's lakefront trail, the Chess Pavilion has free standing sculptural chess pieces, carved bas reliefs, and chess boards incorporated into the seat wall, 2011.
This carved sculptural relief depicts the bishop of the chess game, 2011.
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This carved sculptural relief depicts the bishop of the chess game, 2011.
The modernist Chess Pavilion is like a work of sculpture itself, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1970.
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The modernist Chess Pavilion is like a work of sculpture itself, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1970.
Gilbertson's carved freestanding queen chess piece, 2011.
Media Caption
Gilbertson's carved freestanding queen chess piece, 2011.
Adjacent to Lincoln Park's lakefront trail, the Chess Pavilion has free standing sculptural chess pi
Media Caption
Adjacent to Lincoln Park's lakefront trail, the Chess Pavilion has free standing sculptural chess pieces, carved bas reliefs, and chess boards incorporated into the seat wall, 2011.
This carved sculptural relief depicts the bishop of the chess game, 2011.
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This carved sculptural relief depicts the bishop of the chess game, 2011.

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