Art@Site www.artatsite.com Lorado, Leonard Crunelle Taft Heald Square Monument
Artist:

Lorado Taft, Leonard Crunelle

Title:

Heald Square Monument

Year:
1941
Adress:
Heald Square
Website:
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Heald Square Monument honors Nathan Heald, commander of Fort Dearborn from 1810-1812. In the statue we see George Washington is portrayed clasping the hands of two of his civilian supporters, Robert Morris and Hyam Salomon. These these two men could be called the financiers of the American Revolution.
Lorado Taft, whose forebears fought in the Revolutionary War, designed the monument, which become his last work. It was completed by Leonard Crunelle.