Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Fountain of the Great Lakes

Bronze sculpture created 1907-1913 by Illinois native Lorado Taft. Art Institute of Chicago, McCormick Court, Michigan Avenue.

10 comments:

  1. Nice sunny weather it seems. Love your B&W work.

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  2. I love the B&W as always, and the shadows that you have in this seem more enhances with that medium. I like it!

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  3. Excellent B&W. So much going, but not cluttered. Great shot.

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  4. nice statue, and i think the black/white adds some mystique to it...

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  5. Beautiful fountain. I like that you can sit on the lip of the fountain, close to the cool waters on a hot day.

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  6. thank you ineke, professor, babooshka, brian and clueless

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  7. The B&W here is really great and your photos really push to come to visit Chicago one day

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  8. You find the greatest things in town! I love the statues and fountains.....

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