been made, theCommission has not approved of any of them atthe present writing, but is still giving a verylarge amount of time and thought to the project,deeming it very necessary in view of the import-ance of this tribute to a distinguished commanderof the Civil War and as a contribution by… … Herewith is reproduced the statue of StephenA. Douglas, known to fame by the sobriquet ofThe Little Giant. This work won the $25,000prize offered by the State Art Commission ofIllinois and brought a young Chicago sculptor,Gilbert P. Riswald, very favorably before thepublic. The statue is being…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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