Statue of The Republic
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The Statue of The Republic is a 24-foot-high gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois by Daniel Chester French. It is based on a colossal original statue, which was a centerpiece of
A one-third scale replica of The Republic, a centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Daniel Chester French's original statue The Republic at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, facing the Administration Building across the Great Basin. This version had a Phrygian cap draped on the staff.
World's Columbian Exposition
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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 1 to October 30, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus'
Statue of The Republic
…bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois by Daniel Chester French. It is based on a colossal original statue, which was a centerpiece of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. That statue was made of temporary materials and was destroyed after the fair. The smaller-scale replica sculpted by the same artist was erected…
An advertisement for the Exposition, depicting a portrait of Christopher Columbus
Thomas Moran – Chicago World's Fair – Brooklyn Museum painting of the Administration Building
The regional vote breakdown of the eighth World's Fair location selection ballot in the United States House of Representatives