Dream Lady

Dream Lady
Dream Lady Location in Chicago
Artist	Edward McCartan
Year	1922
Type	Bronze
Location	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	41°55′16.23″N87°37′56.03″W / 41.9211750°N 87.6322306°W / 41.9211750; -87.6322306

Dream Lady, also known as the Eugene Field Memorial, is a bronze sculpture by Edward McCartan. It is located in Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an author and journalist, and wrote a humor column, "Sharps and Flats", for the Chicago Daily News . He was also well known as an author of poems for children.

History

The memorial cost $35,000, and was funded by public school children, citizens of Chicago and the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund. It was dedicated on October 9, 1922. ^[1]

The inscriptions reads:

• On upper base front left side:

Have you ever heard of the sugar plum tree
tis a marvel of great renown
it blooms on the shore of the lollipop sea
in the garden of shut eye town.

• On upper base front right side:

Wynken, Blinken and Nod one night
sailed off in a wooden shoe
sailed on a river of crystal light
into a sea of dew.

• On back of base:

Erected in 1922 by
school children and
citizens aided by the
Benj. F. Ferguson Fund ^[2]

See also

• List of public art in Chicago

References

1. "Memoirla for Eugene field Unveiled" (PDF). The New York Times. October 10, 1922.
2. "Eugene Field Memorial, (sculpture)", SIRIS

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120402222911/http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Lincoln%20Park%20Zoo/Eugene%20Field%20Memorial.pdf
• "Eugene field Memorial", Chicago Outdoor Sculptures
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120206154753/http://www.edwardmccartan.com/memorial.htm