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Sculpture Spotter: November 2008
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Observations on little-known public sculpture in Chicago. November 29, 2008. November 23, 2008. November 15, 2008. The relief on the right depicts an auburn-haired angel kneeling to place a plant into a hole in the ground in front of an overgrown chain-link fence with the Chicago skyline in the background. I wonder if the real fence behind the relief was chain-link when the sculptures were placed here. In the distance I could see the Hancock. November 10, 2008. Is site-specificity important to our city's...
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Sculpture Spotter: Green Misleadership
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Observations on little-known public sculpture in Chicago. February 17, 2010. Is filled with windmills) is betrayed by their own pie chart. Can we keep burying it in concrete and metal, putting it in mountains or under the ocean? Maybe we can embed it into the fiberglass used to make these "Cool Globes." Then we wouldn't have to use the electricity required to light them at night. They would glow from within- -Hey, even greener! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago, IL, United States.
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The Orchid House: Paphiopedilum Maudiae
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Click on the image for enlarged view . Shot at the Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale [Oct 11-12, 2008] . at Chicago Botanic Garden . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago - Public Art. Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. All the images in this blog and my other blogs, have been produced by me. See and enjoy the images. But please do not use or reproduce any of these images without written permission. Contact at: jyoti[at]lensimpressions[dot]net.
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The Orchid House: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Click on the image for enlarged view . These have distinctive hairy flowers . with paddle shaped petals with curly upper margins. The colours go from overall golden brown to glowing magenta petal tips. Total plant height does not exceed 35 cm and the leaves are solid green. The epithet "hirsutissimum" was coined by John Lindley, because of the noticeable hairiness of the flower parts. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago - Public Art. View my complete profile.
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The Orchid House: Paphiopedilum
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Click on the image for enlarged view . Shot at the Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale [Oct 11-12, 2008] . at Chicago Botanic Garden . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago - Public Art. Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. All the images in this blog and my other blogs, have been produced by me. See and enjoy the images. But please do not use or reproduce any of these images without written permission. Contact at: jyoti[at]lensimpressions[dot]net.
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The Orchid House: Cattleya Orchid
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Click on the image for enlarged view . Shot in the "Orchid House" . at Lincoln park Conservatory . In April, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago - Public Art. Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. All the images in this blog and my other blogs, have been produced by me. See and enjoy the images. But please do not use or reproduce any of these images without written permission. Contact at: jyoti[at]lensimpressions[dot]net. View my complete profile.
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The Orchid House: Pescatorea Orchid
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Click on the image for enlarged view . The genus Pescatorea is small, from 12-16 species, distributed from Costa Rica to Ecuador. The generic name is dedicated to M. Pescatore, a French patron of orchid species in the mid-19th century. Shot in the "Orchid House" . at Lincoln park Conservatory . In April, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago - Public Art. Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. View my complete profile. Quesnelia . [Bromeliad].
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The Orchid House: Phragmipedium Mother Rose
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Shot at the Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale [Oct 11-12, 2008] . at Chicago Botanic Garden. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago - Public Art. Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. All the images in this blog and my other blogs, have been produced by me. See and enjoy the images. But please do not use or reproduce any of these images without written permission. Contact at: jyoti[at]lensimpressions[dot]net. View my complete profile. Anatomy of an orchid flower.
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Chicago - Architecture & Cityscape: The original Playboy Mansion
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Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. Please do not use any image without written permission. The Art Institute of Chicago. Thursday, March 12, 2009. The original Playboy Mansion. The original Playboy Mansion . Address: 1340 North State Parkway, Chicago, IL 60610 . Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare". Translated: "If you don't swing, don't ring" . It is no longer occupied by girls with bunny ears but is divided into three family homes. For more on the historic Gold Coast District. click here. James Gamble ...
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Chicago - Architecture & Cityscape: Sculptural Ornamentation on Facade..
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Chicago - Architecture and Cityscape. Please do not use any image without written permission. The Art Institute of Chicago. Sunday, January 1, 2006. Sculptural Ornamentation on Facade. ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURES and other embellishments. Before I list the sculptural ornamentation of the facade of the buildings, here are some noteworthy embellishments. Bald Eagles of LaSalle Canyon. . Loop: The Great Clocks at Marshall Fields. Loop: Exelon Plaza Clock. Peacock door and more . 333 North Michigan Building.
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