Click the above map to download a printable tour of sculptures found throughout the Lincoln Park Zoo.
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Nestled among the awesome animal houses and lush foliage of Lincoln Park Zoo are sculptures that beautifully complement their living surroundings. During your next visit, we invite you to pull your eyes away from the furry and feathered creatures to admire those crafted of stone and metal.  |
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Bushman's Head |
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Office of curator of primates - Regenstein Center for African Apes |
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C. J. Albrecht |
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Unknown; earliest known photo dated 1944 |
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Available for dedication |
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Cast or molded plaster on steel floor stand |
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2' tall on a 4'5" stand |
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A life-sized rendering of the head of Bushman, the silverback gorilla in residence at Lincoln Park Zoo from 1930 to 1951. A taxidermied full figure of Bushman is now in residence and on display at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. |
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Dream Lady |
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Northeast of the Helen Brach Primate House |
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Edward McCarten |
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1922 |
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Schoolchildren and citizens of Chicago, with aid from the Benjamin F. Ferguson Fund |
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Bronze figures on granite base |
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5' deep by 13'6" wide by 13' tall |
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Dream Lady features two bronze figures of children below a larger bronze angel, all mounted on a stone base with side extensions inscribed with lines from a Eugene Fields poem:
"Wynkin, Blinken and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe
Sailed on a river of crystal light
Into a sea of dew
Have you ever heard of the sugar plum tree
Tis a marvel of great renown
It blooms on the shore of the lollipop sea
In the garden of shut eye town"
A stone base mounted on a concrete platform supports benches on both sides. |
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Gorilla |
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Outside Regenstein Center for African Apes, facing the zebra habitat |
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Unknown |
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1976; relocated 2005 |
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Available for dedication |
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Granite boulder |
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2'8" deep by 5'6" wide by 5'6" tall |
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A stylized outline of a gorilla figure incised into a natural stone boulder. Originally commissioned as part of the construction project for the Lester E. Fisher Great Ape House (1976-2002), which was demolished to make way for the new Regenstein Center for African Apes. |
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Heron |
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Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, across from the red wolf exhibit |
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H. Wheatley Allen |
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1988; relocated from original Children's Zoo in 2006 |
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James Stuart |
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Bronze |
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3'3" high by 3' wide |
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A free-standing, life-sized heron |
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Limestone Lion |
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East of the Wild Things! gift shop |
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Kathleen McCullough |
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1983; relocated from elsewhere on zoo grounds in 1999 |
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CitiCorp |
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Limestone |
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2'6" deep by 4'7" wide by 2' high. The sculpture rests on a base 3'6" deep by 6' wide by 6" high. |
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The lion is suitable for climbing on and over. It serves as a memorial to Rush A. Watkins, former director of the Lincoln Park Zoological Society. |
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Mother and Baby Pygmy Hippo |
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Inside Regenstein African Journey near the pygmy hippo exhibit |
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Mitchell |
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Donated in 1988 and held in storage; placed on zoo grounds in 2003; relocated to Regenstein African Journey in 2006 |
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The Estate of Mrs. Robert Strauss |
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Bronze |
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Mother: 5'6" long by 2' wide by 2'5" high
Baby: 2'6" long by 11" wide by 1' high
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The sculpture features a life-sized mother and young pygmy hippo. They are separate figures, with no base. |
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Rabbit and Butterfly |
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Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, outdoor near the Beaver Lodge discovery window |
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H. Wheatley Allen |
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1988; relocated from original Children's Zoo in 2006 |
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James Stuart |
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Bronze |
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1'1" deep by 1'4" wide by 6" high on a 2'1" by 2'3" granite base |
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A life-sized rabbit and butterfly with a dedication plaque on a granite base in honor of Cheryl Norton Stuart |
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Elephant Drinking Fountain |
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North of Regenstein African Journey near the Conservatory gate |
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George Suyeoka |
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1992 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gelbin |
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Bronze |
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2'8" long by 1'5" high by 3'8" high |
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The fountain, mounted on a bronze podium, features an adult female and infant elephant appearing to drink from a shallow pool, which receives water from a drinking spout. |
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For the Young at Heart |
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Between the bear and wolf habitats along the outdoor visitor path of Pritzker Family Children's Zoo |
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George Suyeoka |
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1988; relocated 2006 |
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Betty Koenig Greenwald and Sally Koenig |
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Bronze |
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5'9" long by 5'4" wide by 5'8" high |
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This tri-cornered children's drinking fountain has a variety of near-life-size small animal figures arranged fancifully. It was originally commissioned for the zoo's first Children's Zoo (1964-2004), which was demolished to make way for the new Pritzker Family Children's Zoo. |
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Old Fishing Hole |
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Waterfowl Lagoon waterfall |
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Peter Darro |
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1987; relocated from McCormick Bear Habitats in 2003 |
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Anonymous |
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Bronze |
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3'4" long by 1' wide by 2'6" high |
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A one-third life-sized grizzly bear with a fish in its mouth |
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Lowland Gorilla Family |
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Along the entry path to Regenstein Center for African Apes |
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Bill Wieger |
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2004; dedicated by donor in 2007 |
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The Robert David London Family |
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Bronze |
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Male gorilla: 3'10" wide by 3'10" high
Female gorilla holding infant: 3'8" wide by 3'8" high
Juvenile gorilla figure: 2'6" wide by 2'6" high
Tree branch with butterfly: 2' wide x 2' high
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A free-standing lowland gorilla family |
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Sunform |
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Center plaza of the historic Great Lawn south of Park Place Café |
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David Rodgers |
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1984; repositioned in 1998 |
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CitiCorp |
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Limestone |
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The sculpture, which is 6' deep by 8' wide by 8' high, weighs 5 tons. |
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A modern interpretation of a classic sundial, placed in recognition of The Lincoln Park Zoological Society's 25th anniversary |
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Lion Fountain |
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West of the Kovler Lion House, along the public path |
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George Suyeoka |
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2006 |
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Frank and Mary Vanker |
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Bronze |
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2'8" long by 1'5" wide by 3'8" high |
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The fountain, mounted on a bronze podium, features a lion pride consisting of an adult male, adult female and three cubs appearing to drink from a shallow pool, which receives water from a drinking spout. |
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Siblings |
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West of the Matthew Laflin Memorial Building on Clark Street |
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Rosetta |
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1997 |
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Charles C. Haffner III |
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Bronze |
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6'6" wide by 5'8" deep by 1'11" tall (without base) |
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The sculpture features two slightly larger-than-life-sized young mountain lions reclining back-to-back. The granite and limestone base was designed and constructed for this installation. |
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Pathfinders |
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Entrance to the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo |
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Veryl Goodnight |
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2005 |
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Jean McBride Greene |
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Bronze |
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Each gray wolf is 15 percent larger than life size |
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Three North American gray wolves on the move, mounted individually and arranged by the artist for this installation. The tableau rests on top of a dressed limestone plinth marking the pedestrian entrance to the west side of Lincoln Park Zoo and the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo. |
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The Lesson |
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Lincoln Park Zoo's West Gate |
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Darrell Davis |
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2005 |
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Available for dedication |
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Bronze |
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Each bear is 15 percent larger than life size |
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The statue, commissioned specifically for this location, shows an adult female black bear and two cubs appearing to catch fish from a stream. The tableau rests on top of a dressed limestone plinth marking the main pedestrian entrance to the west side of the zoo. |
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Seal and Sea Lion |
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Kovler Sea Lion Pool |
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Dino C. Crisanti |
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2002 |
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Available for dedication |
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Bronze |
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Seal: 4'8" long by 3'4" high
Sea lion: 5' long by 1'10" high
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A life-sized bas-relief of a seal and sea lion mounted on sculpted concrete to provide a visual and tactile teaching tool to compare and contrast physical features of the two species. |
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East Gate-Lincoln Park Zoo Arch |
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Lincoln Park Zoo's east entrance off Cannon Drive |
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Greg Leavitt and Camille Leavitt |
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2002 |
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The Women's Board of the Lincoln Park Zoological Society |
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Heavy-gauge wrought steel pipes, bars and plates |
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Approximately 50 feet long, the installation weighs 8,000 pounds (four tons). |
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The sculpture features a twisting tropical vine supporting life-sized figures of a green iguana, colobus monkey, two fruit bats, toco toucan, boa constrictor and numerous dragonflies. The arched vine springs from rusticated limestone plinths which are surmounted by a life-sized lion figure on the north and life-sized kudu on the south side of the zoo's main east pedestrian entrance. |
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Polar Bear |
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Near polar bear underwater-viewing window |
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Viktor |
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2008 |
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Stanstead Granite Industry and the artist |
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Granite |
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2'8" long by 2'1" wide by 2'2" high, with 3'6" base. With its base, the sculpture weighs 3,800 pounds. |
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A stylized figure of a polar bear making preparations to dive into the water. |
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Rite of Spring |
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West of Antelope & Zebra Area |
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Milton Horn |
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2004; date of origin unknown |
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Milton Horn Art Trust |
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Terra cotta |
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4' tall by 4' feet wide by 4' long |
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A depiction of a ram and an image of Pan, who in Greek mythology was the god of fields, forests, wild animals, flocks and shepherds. The terra cotta sculpture is inserted on a small brick and limestone wall with an integrated bench seat, created specifically for this piece. |
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