Lorado Taft: The Prairie State Sculptor

Friday, December 28, 2012

Heald Square Monument

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Heald Square Monument Location: Wacker Drive at Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Dedication: December 15, 1941 Medium: Bronze GPS Coordi...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Lorado Taft's Dream Museum

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Lorado Taft had long envisioned the creation of a Dream Museum, a building dedicated to the exhibition of casts of all the greatest sculptu...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

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The Crusader: Victor Lawson Monument Location: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Erected: 1931 Medium: Granite GPS Coordinates: N 4...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

New Lorado Taft Books

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In recent weeks, I have discovered two new books about the life and career of Lorado Taft. Lynn Allyn Young has written Beautiful Dreamer: ...
Friday, September 28, 2012

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Trotter Memorial Fountain Location: Withers Park, Bloomington, Illinois Dedication: May 30, 1911 Medium: Georgia Marble GPS Coordinates...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

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Alma Mater Group Location: Near Altgeld Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Dedication: June 11, 1929 Medium: Bronze GPS Coo...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

Fountain of the Great Lakes

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Fountain of the Great Lakes Location: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Dedication: September 9, 1913 Architect: Shepley, Ruta...
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Carl Volkmann
I was born and raised in Toluca, Illinois, and attended the public schools in this central Illinois community. I graduated from Wartburg College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1955 and graduated from Wartburg Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 1959. I married Roberta Bock in 1957. We moved to Springfield in 1960, and I started my professional career as a high school history teacher. My focus changed from teaching to librarianship in the 1960’s, and I received my Master of Library Science degree from the University of Illinois in 1969. I started working at Lincoln Library, the public library of Springfield, as the Young Adult Librarian in 1970. I was appointed Assistant Director in 1972 and Library Director in 1981. I retired from Lincoln Library in 1993, and I currently devote my time to freelance writing and community volunteering.
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