Great Chicago Fire

Cows On Parade In Chicago

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Book, Sullivan
Date: 
2000
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5th
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Photographs of the public art project of Chicago's painted cows.
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3859230425
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Riverwalk Gateway: Public Art Installation by Ellen Lanyon

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78 E Washington St
60602 Chicago, IL
United States
US
Catalog Number: 
Book Lanyon Ellen
Date: 
2000
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From inside front cover: "Chicago's largest work of public art to date, Riverwalk Gateway by Ellen Lanyon tells the history of Chicago and its river. The magnificent 336-foot long wall installation consists of sixteen narrative panels and twelve decorative panels." Book presents pictures of each panel, which together tell the story of Chicago from the explorers Marquette and Jolliet to the year 2000. The panels focus on important sites along the river and Lake Michigan and use architecture as a metaphor for the spirit of Chicago.
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English
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ISSN/ISBN: 
0938903306
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The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire by a Cow

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620 N. Sawyer Ave.
60624 Chicago
United States
US
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Zine, The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire by a Cow
Date: 
2014
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The Legacy of the Great Chicago Fire by a Cow is a an account of the interpretation of the Chicago fire from the perspective of one of the people/creatures involved in the fire. It was written by a student of the Polaris Charter Academy.
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English
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Jenny Sime