Crack the Whip (sculpture)

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Crack the Whip
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The sculpture in Chicago, 2023
Crack the Whip (sculpture)
Coordinates 41°53′25.8″N87°36′35.1″W / 41.890500°N 87.609750°W / 41.890500; -87.609750

Crack the Whip is a sculpture by J. Seward Johnson. The artwork depicts eight children at play. [1] One copy was installed in a cemetery in Flint. [2] The copy at Chicago's Navy Pier was installed in 1996. [1] [3]

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