There was a lot of security around, and some rode Segways IMG_9216 The Crown Fountain is nearby and uses LEDs to show faces of Chicagoans on two 50-foot tall pillars. In the summer, a shallow pool surrounds the area and water flows from the "mouths" of the faces in a similar style to gargoyles. IMG_9223 Don't worry...no water in the winter! IMG_9226 The LED system behind glass blocks IMG_9232 IMG_9234 Even daffodils need some help now and then IMG_9238 The city rises behind the park IMG_9241 The park was funded entirely by private contributions (and naming rights) IMG_9244 Next to the park is the Art Institute of Chicago IMG_9221 Hanging Head Dragonfly Lamp on Mosaic and Turtleback-Tile Base (circa 1906) Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), Design attributed to Clara Driscoll Corona, New York IMG_9255 Abraham Lincoln Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) IMG_9257 The more famous Daniel Chester French sculpture of Lincoln also seen in the Lincoln Memorial IMG_9260 Vase (circa 1905) - no. 310 Terra Cotta, Illinois Designed by Fritz Albert for Gates Potteries, a division of the American Terra Cotta Tile Works IMG_9262 Head of Pavlova (1924) Malvina Hoffman (1887-1966) IMG_9265 Ceres (1928) John Bradley Storrs (1885-1956) Ceres is the Roman goddess of grain and patron saint of corn traders IMG_9267 Chess Set (1927) Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) (1890-1976) IMG_9270 Cow's Skull with Calico Roses (1931) Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) IMG_9274 The Weaver (1916) Diego Rivera (1886-1957) IMG_9276 American Gothic (1930) Grant Wood (1891-1942) IMG_9279 Nighthawks (1942) Edward Hopper (1882-1967) IMG_9283 White Crucifixion (1938) Marc Chagall (1887-1985) IMG_9284 Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877) (with Chicago; Cold Day residents in front of the painting) Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) IMG_9288 Some Chicago pigeons are drawn to the flame on such a cold January day IMG_9291 Return to Features