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Illinois State Capitol Sculptures: A Walking Tour DEPOSITORY JUL 0 6 2001 NIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS r URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Jesse White • Illinois Secretary ofState Welcome to the Illinois State Capitol! am pleased to present this brochure about the statues located on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol Complex. I We can take great pride in our State Capitol and the grounds surrounding it. The statues and monuments described on the inside of this brochure add beauty and dignity to the area while providing a glimpse of those individuals who have helped shape Illinois' rich history. hope you find your walking tour of the Capitol grounds both interesting and educational. I Sincerely, White Jesse Secretary of State 1 Stephen A. Douglas Illinois State Capitol The "LittleGiant's"statuewasfundedthrough the same 1913 appropriationastheLincolnstatueand producedforabout $25,000. Dedicationofthestatue A Walking Tour ofLincoln's Democratrival wasonOct, 5, 1918. Douglas' great-granddaughterplacedawreathatthe footofthestatuein itsoriginal location just northofthe Lincolnstatue. Thestatuewasmoved in 1935 toits presentlocation Engraved onthe baseofthestatueis Begin your touratthe Sundial at the north entrance Douglas' dying messagetohischildren, "...toobeythe lawsand supporttheConstitutionoftheUnited States." ofthe Capitol andwork yourway clockwise. Sculptor: GilbertPRiswold, 1918 Sundial Pierre Menard Thebronzesundialwasdonated bytheDaughtersof The8-ft. bronzestatueofIllinois'first Lt. Governorwas UnionVeteransoftheCivilWar(DUVCW)and thefirsttobe placed ontheCapitol lawnonMay28, dedicated totheGrandArmyofthe Republic (GAR) on 1886.AFrench-Canadian, Menard isdepicted trading Sept. 8, 1940 The U.S. Marine Band played forthe witha NativeAmericanalong theMississippi River. The morethan 500inattendance. Theceremonywasheld foxskinand calumetpipesymbolizethepeaceful inconjunction withthe DUVCW's50thannual national commerceMenard fostered between the Indianand conventionandthe 74th GAR Encampment. whitecommunities. CharlesChouteau, thesonof Menard'sformerbusinesspartner,donatedabout $10,000forthestatueand 10-ft. granite base. The statuewasdedicated onJan. 10, 1888, and moved to itscurrentlocation in 1918to make roomforthe Douglasstatue. Sculptor:JohnH Mahoney, 1886 Illinois Workers Memorial Everett McKinley Dirksen Paidforbydonationsfrom union members,this3,000- This 11-ft. bronze statuewascommissioned bythe lb. memorial "isdedicatedtothe memoryofthe DirksenMemorial Commissionandfinanced bythe thousandsofIllinoisworkerskilledand injuredonthe StateofIllinois. Dirksen served Illinoisfor34 yearsas job."Thebronzesculptureofthreeworkersontopofa a RepublicanCongressman and U.S. Senator. An polishedgranitebasewasdedicatedonApril28, elephant,donkeyand oil canflank hisfigure, 1992,withabout800peoplein attendance. Illinois symbolizing his persuasiveskillstogetboth Republicans AFL-CIO PresidentRichardWalshand Chicago and Democratstocooperateandenactvital legislation. FederationofLaborPresidentRobert Healey moderated Dedicated on Sept 16, 1976, sixyearsafterhisdeath, theceremony,with nationalAFL-CIOPresidentLane the monumentalsocontainsa clusterofmarigolds, Kirkland givingthe keynotespeech which Dirksen hopedwould be namedthenational Sculptor: PeterFagan, 1992 flower. Sculptor: CarlTolpo, 1975 The Coal Miner Richard Yates Atthe urgingofVachel Davis,aSouthern Illinoiscoal "Thewoundedsoldier'sfriend" isinscribedonthe9-ft. miner, poetandartist,thenstate Rep. Paul Powell granitebaseofthestatueofformerIllinoisGov. and introduceda billtoappropriate $15,000forthe Sen. Richard Yates. The 8-ft. bronzestatuewas paidfor creationofa monumenthonoringthe Illinoiscoal bytheStateofIllinois. During a jointdedication miner. Davisworked withTinleyParksculptorJohn ceremonyfortheYatesandJohnM. Palmerstatueson Szatontotransform Davis'famouspainting intoa 7-ft. Oct. 16, 1923,Yates'son, Richard, aformerGovernor bronzestatue About200 peopleattendedthe himself, spokeabouthisfather,whose mostbrilliant dedication ceremonyonOct. 16, 1964 Theplaque servicewasduring thefourtumultuousyearsofthe identifyingthesculptoranddedicationdatewasadded CivilWar. ManyCivil Warveteransattendedthe on Dec. 7, 1981. ceremony. Sculptor:JohnSzaton, 1964 Sculptor:AlbinPolasek, 192 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. John M. Palmer This300-lb. bronzestatueofa 26-year-old Dr. Martin JohnM. Palmerbegan his political careerasa LutherKing,Jr.,cost $25,000andwasfirstunveiled in Democratbutbecamean outspoken criticagainst theCapitol rotunda onJan. 14, 1988. King isthefirst slaveryand helped createthe Republican Partyin non-Illinoisresidenttobe honoredwitha statue. Then 1856.Afterserving asageneral intheCivilWarand SecretaryofStateJim Edgarsaid King "meritsthis militarygovernorofKentucky, hewaselected special recognitionforhiscontributionstoIllinoisansof RepublicanGovernorofIllinois in 1868. OnMarch aClalpictoololrsforanodnecryeeeadrs.b"efTohreesbteaitnugermeomvaeidnetdoionuttshiedeof e1l1e,ct1e8d9P1a,lomenrtaheD1e5m4otchrabtallUo.tS,.tSheenaGteonre.rAalmoAnssgemtbholsye the IllinoisStateMuseum in 1989. In May 1993,the inattendanceattheOct. 16, 1923, dedicationofthe statuewasmovedtoitscurrentlocationat"Freedom statuewas Palmer'sdaughter. State Historian Mrs. Corner,"facingtheAbraham Lincolnstatue, andwas Jessie PalmerWeber. rededicated on Sept. 18, 1993. Sculptor: LeonardCrunelle, 1923 Sculptor: GeraldineMcCullough, 1988 Abraham Lincoln Illinois Firefighter Memorial In 1913,the IllinoisStateArtCommissionwas TheCapitol's newestmemorialwasdedicatedonMay authorizedtosecurea newstatueofAbraham Lincoln 13, 1999, "tothefirefightersofIllinoiswhohavegiven forlllinois'centennial. The 10-ft., 6-in. bronzestatue theirlives inthe lineofdutyandtothosewho and largegranite baseand backdrop,engravedwith heroicallyservewithcourage, prideand honor." The Lincoln's"FarewelltoSpringfield"speech, costabout memorial offourlife-size, bronzefirefightersand a $50,000. ThestatuewasdedicatedonOct. 5, 1918, rescuedchildona 14-ft.-tall stonecairn issurrounded thecentennial ofthefirstmeetingoftheIllinoisGeneral by2,400 red paverbricksand enclosed bya 2-ft wall. Assembly. Lincoln biographerLord Charnwood (William Itwas builtthrough publiccontributionsandthesaleof ArthurSmith Benson)gavethe keynoteaddress,and FirefighterMemorial license plates.Aceremony is held IllinoispoetVachel Lindsayrecited hispoem, "When atthe memorial eachMayhonoring Illinois Fallen LincolnWalksatMidnightinSpringfield." FirefighterMemorial Day. Sculptor:AndrewO'Connor, 1918 Sculptor: NeilBrodin, 1999 Liberty Bell Illinois Police Officers Memorial In 1950,to promotethesaleofU.S. SavingsBonds,54 Thismemorial, with its life-sizebronzefiguresofa male replicasoftheLibertyBellwerecastinAnnecyleVieux, and afemalepoliceofficer,wasdedicatedonOct. 29, France,anddistributedtothestatesbytheU.S. 1990, in memoryofIllinoispoliceofficerskilled inthe TreasuryDepartment.Abandoned atthe IllinoisState lineofduty. The 13-ft. monumenthasa pedestal and Fairgroundsfor25years,the2,000-lb. bellwas baseofredgraniteandwaspaid forwith $85,000in resurrectedin 1976andtouredeverycountyaspartof publicdonations. EachMay,on National Police theSecretaryofState'sIllinoisbicentennial exhibit. The OfficersMemorial Day, a ceremonyis heldtohonor bronzereproduction,which hasthesamecast officersrecentlykilled inthe lineofduty. Theirnames inscriptionastheoriginal bell in Philadelphiaandthe areaddedtotheoriginal 643officersengravedonthe famouscrack hand-painted, wasmovedtotheCapitol surrounding polished blackgraniteslates. groundsonApril28, 1977. Sculptor: Keith Knoblock, 1990 "Monuments and statues...are the open books of civilization...made to perpetuate the memories of those who have been true and faithful in the battle of life." —Judge Henry S. Baker at the dedication of the Pierre Menard statue Jesse White Secretary of State COM-22 Printed by authority ofthe State of Illinois, May 2001 - 20M - GA-1 164