A well crafted bronze placque spans the entrance of the London Guarantee
Building at 360 North Michigan Avenue . On the left there is a highly stylized Native
American of some significant stature. In
the center: Fort Dearborn . To the right, a boy-next-door in buckskin
completes the composition.
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The contrasting vision goes well beyond facial
features. The settler's weapons are
specific: two hand pistols, a rifle, and
a powder horn. The Indian holds a
container of feathers, that I would assume, are arrows. And a shield.
Is this the work of two sculptors (neither credited) working
in disparate styles? Or one, making a
cultural statement at the corner of Michigan
and Wacker in 1922? (Click on Images to see more)