Bust of Georg Solti

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Bust of Sir Georg Solti
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The bust in 2015
Bust of Georg Solti
Artist Elisabeth Frink
Subject Georg Solti
Location Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates 41°52′41.2″N87°37′25.2″W / 41.878111°N 87.623667°W / 41.878111; -87.623667

A bronze bust of Georg Solti by Elisabeth Frink is installed in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

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History

A bronze bust of Sir Georg Solti by Elisabeth Frink was dedicated in Lincoln Park, Chicago, outside the Lincoln Park Conservatory on October 10, 1987, commemorating the conductor's seventy-fifth birthday. [2] It was first displayed temporarily at the Royal Opera House in London. [3] The sculpture was moved to Grant Park and rededicated in October 2006 in the Sir Georg Solti Garden, near Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. [4]

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References

  1. "Bust of Sir Georg Solti". cultureNOW. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. Eckert, Thor Jr. "Milestone for Maestro Solti – Chicago style", The Christian Science Monitor , October 15, 1987, accessed March 21, 2012
  3. "Grant Park: Sir Georg Solti Bust" Archived July 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , Chicago Park District, accessed March 21, 2012
  4. "Happy 75th birthday (part 2)", From the Archives blog, accessed July 22, 2019