Cook County Building: Two MacNeil Sculptures
ByWhile Chicagoans have seen these two MacNeil sculptures daily, they are new to this website’s collection of Hermon A. MacNeil’s art. The groupings reside on Cook County Building. Each contain two male figures holding the Seal of Cook County. They are visible daily, across from the Daly Center at 118 N. Clark St.
MacNeil ~ Bas Relief – Seal of Cook County -1908 (left pair)
LEFT Pair 1). VIEW A: (Photo credit: Atelier Teee at Flickr) http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier_tee/2532280839/#/
VIEW B: (Photo Credit: Atelier Teee) http://cookingimages.com/cook-county-building-sculpture/
RIGHT Pair 2). VIEW C: http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/large/4a5e4e68-f29a-497f-86fc-97eeb563b75f.jpg
VIEW D: (Photo Credit: adgorn at Waymarking) http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8APA_Cook_County_Building_Figures_Chicago_IL
These, along with two sculptures by MacNeil, two others by Leon Hermant and Carl Beil (“Labor on Water” & “Labor on Land”), adorn the building. All four maybe seen in the video below. This two minute video of the group has been produced by MindsMedia at their link below:
Bas reliefs by MacNeil and Hermant
Completed in 1908, the Cook County Building houses Courtrooms and public offices. At the time the 200 foot skyscraper dwarfed it’s neighbors, but now sits in the shadows of later skyscrapers in the downtown. Chicago City Hall, the twin structure on the same block was completed in 1912.
Photo & history of the building available at: ArchitectureFarm
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Thanks for the waymarking photo credit! adgorn