Richard J. Oglesby was an American politician and military commander who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and served multiple terms as Governor of Illinois, and then as a U.S. Senator in the late 1800s. He died in 1899.[1] By December 1916, sculptor Leonard Crunelle was chosen to design a monument honoring him at a cost of $25,000, approved by the Illinois General Assembly.[2] The monument, featuring a bronzesculpture of Oglesby atop a granitepedestal,[3] was dedicated in 1919 in Lincoln Park.[1] Over the next several decades, the statue was subjected to extensive vandalism, including from spray paintgraffiti, and c. 1990, the granite base was coated in urethane, ostensibly for preservation, but having the unintended consequence of changing the pedestal's cover and making it more susceptible to water damage.[3] In November 1991, the statue was highlighted in an article of the Chicago Tribune that discussed the neglected state of public art in Chicago and interviewed Andrzej Dajnowski, the first sculpture conservator for the Chicago Park District, who talked about repairs that would happen to the sculpture.[3]
^ abSchmidt, John R. (November 9, 2012). "The Oglesby statue". WBEZ. Chicago Public Media. from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^"The Sculptor and His Work". Granite Marble & Bronze. XXVI (12): 26. December 1916. from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ abcPapajohn, George (November 17, 1991). "SCULPTED HEROES FIGHTING NEGLECT GAIN A GUARDIAN". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
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