Marquette building - mosaics-II

Continued from the above post - Marquette building - mosaics..
The mosaics are the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany and J.A.Holzer.. and they feature events and people from the life of Father Marquette..




























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Marquette Building - bronze portraits

Bronze portraits in the lobby..
Over each elevator on the first and second floor there are bronze portraits of Native Americans and explorers. In all, there are twenty-two portraits, eleven on each floor. These portraits are of those “who were directly or indirectly connected with the discovery and exploration of the great Northwest and the Mississippi River and Valley"..

Sculptors: Edward Kemeys and Amy Aldis Bradley..
In fact Amy Bradley sculpted only two of the twenty-two portraits. The two being those of Marquette and Jolliet.. Rest all twenty were sculpted by Edward Kemeys. Kemeys also sculpted the calumets and panther heads on the doors..

The first floor portraits..
De Manthet, Big Snake, Joliet, Talon, Noon Day, Marquette, Chicagou, Little Panther, Tonty, Shaubena and La Taupine..
The second floor portraits..
Keokuk, Black Hawk, De l'Hut, Brown Moose, Chassagoac, La Salle, Nika, War Eagle, Fontenac, Hairy Bear and Waubonsie..

Sculptors:
Amy Aldis Bradley - portrait of Marquette and Joliet
Edward Kemeys - All except two [Marquette and Joliet]
Kemeys also sculpted the calumets and panther heads on the doors.. click here..

 

 

 

 

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Marquette building - bronze doors

The door panels feature some very interesting carvings, like
- panther heads
- calumets
- intricate patterns
The panther heads and the calumets have been sculpted by Edward Kemeys..









Panther heads..
Sculptor: Edward Kemeys..
Kemeys is famous for the bronze lions that flank the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago.. click here..



The calumet
Sculptur: Edward Kemeys
These are located on entry door kick plates
These calumets were given to Marquette and Jolliet by the Illinois tribe.

Talking about calumets, there are some more references in the Marquette building..



Jacques Marquette visited the Illinois village accompanied by Louis Jolliet. When asked them who they were, They answered they were Illinois and in token of peace presented the pipes to smoke..
[Mosaics in the lobby, click here..]



Father Marquette displays the calumet, which the Illinois had given him, as a gesture of friendship, In vain I showed the calumet to explain that we had not come as enemies..
[Exterior bronzes, click here..]

A calumet is a Native American pipe, used for smoking tobacco...
Tobacco, being indigenous to North America, was used throughout the continent long before Columbus arrived. Pipe smoking took on a ritual and religious importance in many tribes. The crafting of pipes was equally important. The most famous Native American pipes are the long calumets or as Europeans called them, "peace pipes". These were made by attaching a wooden stem to a bowl carved from catlinite or "pipestone". Such pipes were considered sacred and smoked to seal a covenant or treaty, or to offer prayers in a religious ceremony.

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Marquette building - exterior bronzes

Exterior bronzes..
By Herman Atkins MacNeil..
Placed over the front door of the main entrance are four panels of bronze.. These illustrate incidents in the life of Father Marquette in his explorations of the Mississippi River and the state of Illinois.. "The inscriptions below are panels taken from Marquette’s diary.”



To follow those waters which will henceforth lead us into strange lands..



In vain I showed the calumet to explain that we had not come as enemies..



Passing two leagues up the river, we resolved to winter there, being detained by my illness..



The de profundis was intoned. The Body was then carried to the church..

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A walk through the Dearborn Street

A walk through the Dearborn Street with the help of city information markers, or pylons as they are called.. These encapsulate a good deal of information, highlighting the salient features. The text below is taken from the pylons, the images are mine.. Click on any image for details..

Dearborn street showcases some of Chicago's best in architecture, art and urban design dating from the late 19th century. Great names in architecture include Chicago School architects William LeBaron Jenny, Burnham & Root and Holabird & Roche, as well as highly regarded modern architects, Mies van der Rohe, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, C.F.Murphy and Perkins and Will. Sculptures by world famous architects line the street, including those by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Henry Moore, Marc Chagall and Alexander Calder. These works of art are set in urban plazas which punctuate long blocks of skyscrapers and become outdoor rooms for performances, sidewalk fairs, farmers markets, civic celebrations and political events.

An impressive collection of 1890s skyscrapers with structural and design innovations known as Chicago School of Architecture is located at the south end of the Dearborn Street on either side of the century-old elevated train structure. They are part of Printer's Row, once the center of the city's vibrant printing industry. Chicago's dominance in the world of architecture throughout the 1960s is also represent4ed on the street. The Federal Center by International style founder, Mies van der Rohe, the Richard J. Daley Center, and the Burnswick Building all made use of the latest technology in a modern idiom that set new design standards.

Governor John Peter Altgeld who pardoned the labor agitators of the Haymarket riot in 1896 and ruined his political career as a result, had offices on Dearborn Street. The site has recently been the home of Gallery 37, Chicago's summer art training program for youth, and the wintertime Skate on State. Acxross the street, the Richard J. Daley Center Plaza has hosted such diverse activities as United States presidential candidate rallies and celebrations for Chicago sports teams. Noon-time concerts entertain office workers next of Chicago's Picasso and beside Chagall's Four Seasons mosaic at the Bank One Plaza.

Dearborn Street has recreated itself many times and it has many stories to tell. It's banking, business and government affairs continue to flourish amid some of world's greatest art and architecture, enlivened by a year-round calender of cultural and civic events.

Chicago School architects..
# Willian Le Baron Jenny - Manhatten Building..
# Burnham & Root - Fisher Building..
# Holabird & Roche - Old Colony Building

Modern architects..
Mies van der Rohe - Klucznski Federal Building
Skidmore Owings & Merrill - Attorneys Title Guaranty Building
C.F.Murphy Associates - Richard J. Daley Center
Perkins & Will - Chase Tower

Sculptures..
# Pablo Picasso - Untitled [now called "Chicago"]
# Joan Miro - Miro's Chicago
# Marc Chagall - Four Seasons
# Alexander Calder - Flamingo

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333 North Michigan Building

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Sculptural ornamentation on 333 N. Michigan Building..
The fifth-floor facade of the 333 N. Michigan Avenue building has intaglio relief panels on Indiana limestone. Each relief panel is seven feet high. Each depict major event in Chicago history..
Sculptor: Fred M. Torrey..
- Father Marquette portaging with Indians..
- Settlers with an oxen team..
- A hunter..
- A Native Indian [with a dog]..
- A pioneer woman..
- Attack on Fort Dearborn..
- Traders exchanging with an Indian..
In the images above, the hunter, Native Indian & pioneering woman have been shown in one image..

The relief panels are on two sides of the building,
along S Michigan Avenue, and along E Wacker Dr..
The only difference being that the Indian [with dog] is missing from the E Wacker Dr side of the building, which has only six relief panels..

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333 North Michigan Building..
Address: 333 N. Michigan Ave.
Year Built: 1928
Architect: Holabird & Root
Relief panel sculptor: Fred M. Torrey.
Each depict major event in Chicago history..
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: February 7, 1997..
One of the building that define the "Roaring Twenties" phase in Chicago..

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The plaque reads..
The outstanding Art Deco-style skyscraper helps define one of the city's finest urban spaces. Its prominence is further heightened by the jog in Michigan Avenue, where it crosses the Chicago River. The base of the building is sheathed in polished granite in shades of pink and purple. The upper stories are clad in buff-colored limestone and dark terra cotta, and are drmatically set back in accordance with the city's 1923 zoning ordinance.

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