Monuments

John Alexander Logan Monument (Near South Side, Illinois)


Union

Placed atop a grassy mound in Chicago's Grant Park, the John A. Logan Monument honors the life and service of Civil War Union general and Illinois politician John Alexander Logan. In his lifetime, John A. Logan served as a commander and general in the Union Army, headed the veteran organization the Grand Army of the Republic. He also led the movement for establishing a national Memorial Day. Prompted by Logan's death in 1886, this bronze equestrian statue was conceptualized by Chicago's South Park Commissioners, funded by the Illinois legislature, and created by famed sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Alexander Phimister Proctor. While he is honoured in this monument for his respected political and Civil War Union service, Logan was openly racist and advocated for legislation directed towards halting black migration and settlement in Illinois.


Monument type:

Statue - equestrian

Artist:

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (sculptor of Logan) (1848-1907), Alexander Phimister Proctor (sculptor of horse) (1860-1950), Stanford White (Architect).

Dedication Date:

1897-07-22

Address:

Near South Side

Cook County

Illinois

United States of America

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Conception Date:
1886-12-27
Opening Date:
1897-07-22
Material:
Bronze, granite base
Size:
18.288m x 24.384000000000004m x 60.96000000000001m
Creator:
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, assistance was provided by Daniel H. Burnham, Annette Johnson, and Mary Lawrence Tonetti.
Cost / Value:
$50,000 of 1897 money
Erected by:
South Park commissioners and Illinois legislature
Funded by:
Illinois legislature
Run by:
Chicago Park District
Indigenous Land
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