You could pass by statues of famous people in a park, walkway or other public place in Chicago each day. But how many do you recognize? Take our 9-question quiz to test your smarts.
This scaredy cat hangs out in Lincoln Park’s Oz Park.
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This statue was installed in the park in May 2001, according to the Chicago Park District. It is joined by statues of Dorothy and Toto, Tin Man and Scarecrow. In 1976, the park was officially named Oz Park in honor of L. Frank Baum, the author of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum settled in Chicago in 1891 several miles west of what is now the park.
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This statue was installed in the park in May 2001, according to the Chicago Park District. It is joined by statues of Dorothy and Toto, Tin Man and Scarecrow. In 1976, the park was officially named Oz Park in honor of L. Frank Baum, the author of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum settled in Chicago in 1891 several miles west of what is now the park.
This Haitian-born fur trader was labeled the “founder of Chicago” by the state of Illinois in 1968.
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The Michigan Avenue Bridge was renamed in honor of DuSable in 2010. In early 2016, his bronze bust was temporarily moved near the front of the Wrigley Building to make way for a new Apple store under construction on the east side of Michigan.
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The Michigan Avenue Bridge was renamed in honor of DuSable in 2010. In early 2016, his bronze bust was temporarily moved near the front of the Wrigley Building to make way for a new Apple store under construction on the east side of Michigan.
This actor/comedian is a suburban Chicago native and is depicted here as his psychologist character, Bob Hartley. The self-titled TV sitcom aired from 1972 to ’78.
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This life-size statue touting “The Bob Newhart Show” was commissioned by cable channel TV Land and unveiled on Michigan Avenue on July 27, 2004. In November 2004, the statue was moved to Navy Pier, where you can take a seat on the doctor’s couch, just outside the Aon Grand Ballroom at the pier’s end.
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This life-size statue touting “The Bob Newhart Show” was commissioned by cable channel TV Land and unveiled on Michigan Avenue on July 27, 2004. In November 2004, the statue was moved to Navy Pier, where you can take a seat on the doctor’s couch, just outside the Aon Grand Ballroom at the pier’s end.
This Polish military leader and engineer fought with the Americans in the Revolutionary War. He is considered by many to be a hero.
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One of few foreign-born heroes to fight with the colonists in the Revolutionary War, Kosciuszko never visited Chicago. His bronze statue was completed and dedicated in Humboldt Park in 1904. It was placed at its current Solidarity Drive site, near the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium, in 1978.
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One of few foreign-born heroes to fight with the colonists in the Revolutionary War, Kosciuszko never visited Chicago. His bronze statue was completed and dedicated in Humboldt Park in 1904. It was placed at its current Solidarity Drive site, near the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium, in 1978.
Instead of an individual, this north-facing monument on King Drive near McCormick Place commemorates a movement.
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This 15-foot-tall bronze figure commemorates the migration that led to the creation of Bronzeville: The movement, beginning in 1915, of African-Americans from the South to Northern cities was followed by a second wave in 1945. Designed by Alison Saar of Los Angeles, it depicts an African-American man carrying a suitcase, fancifully dressed in a suit made of worn shoe soles, which symbolize that often difficult journey to the North.
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This 15-foot-tall bronze figure commemorates the migration that led to the creation of Bronzeville: The movement, beginning in 1915, of African-Americans from the South to Northern cities was followed by a second wave in 1945. Designed by Alison Saar of Los Angeles, it depicts an African-American man carrying a suitcase, fancifully dressed in a suit made of worn shoe soles, which symbolize that often difficult journey to the North.
Often decorated for the holidays, this bard keeps watch over Lincoln Park not from a lofty perch but close to the ground.
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This bronze statue was dedicated in 1894. In England, a cottage garden is known as “grandmother’s garden,” hence the name of this gorgeous perennial garden on the grounds of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in which Shakespeare’s statue resides. In a time when most statues stood high above the ground, the otherwise lofty Bard of Avon was deliberately placed on a very low pedestal, making him seem more friendly and accessible.
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This bronze statue was dedicated in 1894. In England, a cottage garden is known as “grandmother’s garden,” hence the name of this gorgeous perennial garden on the grounds of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in which Shakespeare’s statue resides. In a time when most statues stood high above the ground, the otherwise lofty Bard of Avon was deliberately placed on a very low pedestal, making him seem more friendly and accessible.
Unveiled in 1999, this 16-foot-tall statue of Mexico’s first president of Indian ancestry presides over Michigan Avenue’s Plaza of the Americas.
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This bronze statue, which was a gift from Mexico, replaces a much smaller statue that once stood in the plaza. Juarez is considered one of Mexico’s greatest national heroes.
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This bronze statue, which was a gift from Mexico, replaces a much smaller statue that once stood in the plaza. Juarez is considered one of Mexico’s greatest national heroes.
At the corner of Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue — just outside Wrigley Field — you’ll find this statue of a legendary Cubs third baseman.
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Unveiled in 2011, No. 10’s statue is just the fourth at Wrigley Field. The bronze figure depicts Santo leaning to his right and throwing a ball from his usual post at third base. The Cubs player and broadcaster died in December 2010.
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Unveiled in 2011, No. 10’s statue is just the fourth at Wrigley Field. The bronze figure depicts Santo leaning to his right and throwing a ball from his usual post at third base. The Cubs player and broadcaster died in December 2010.
A popular play based on the life of our nation’s first treasury secretary will begin at the PrivateBank Theatre on Sept. 27. So why is his statue at the intersection of Diversey Parkway and Cannon Drive missing?
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Chicago Park District spokeswoman Jessica Maxey-Faulkner said the restoration of the 13-foot-tall statue was scheduled before the musical’s Chicago production was announced. The statue was removed from its base in September 2015 to touch up its gilded finish, a process in which a thin layer of gold leaf is applied onto the bronze surface of the statue. The work is being paid for by the conservation fund set up by Kate Sturges Buckingham for the Alexander Hamilton statue and for Buckingham Fountain and managed by the Art Institute.
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Chicago Park District spokeswoman Jessica Maxey-Faulkner said the restoration of the 13-foot-tall statue was scheduled before the musical’s Chicago production was announced. The statue was removed from its base in September 2015 to touch up its gilded finish, a process in which a thin layer of gold leaf is applied onto the bronze surface of the statue. The work is being paid for by the conservation fund set up by Kate Sturges Buckingham for the Alexander Hamilton statue and for Buckingham Fountain and managed by the Art Institute.
SOURCES: Tribune archives, Chicago Park District and Major League Baseball
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