Vincentian Letter (Chicago, Illinois)
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Chicago, Illinois
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art -(to be removed, see EN descr.), sculpture
The sculpture refers to the history of DePaul and to the life St. Vincent de Paul, the 17th century priest who dedicated his life to serving the poor and for whom the university is named. The major motif of the sculpture is a pair of bronze elements, which are actually an "envelope" and an "open letter" to be read by all who pass by. The letter side of the sculpture is a bas-relief image of St. Vincent welded onto bronze patina. The envelope portion of the piece tells the history of DePaul through an artistic interpretation of archival documents, which include a heraldic cross and an image of the fleur-de-lis (the symbol of France), the university's Tree of Wisdom logo and a profile image of a young person.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°52'41"N 87°37'36"W
- North President's Court 0.4 km
- Butler Field 0.6 km
- Meigs Field (site) 2 km
- Chicago Athenaeum's International Sculpture Park 40 km
- Kosciuszko Park 128 km
- Dixon Riverfront Heritage Crossing 154 km
- Howell Park 154 km
- Gladwin City Park 345 km
- Lakenenland 515 km
- "The Shift" by Richard Serra 699 km
- Federal Center 0.2 km
- The Loop (Chicago Transit Authority) 0.4 km
- Chicago Loop 0.5 km
- Printer's Row 0.6 km
- Dearborn Park 1 km
- Commonwealth Edison Taylor Substation 1.1 km
- USPS Cardiss Collins Processing & Distribution Center 1.1 km
- West Loop Gate 1.2 km
- Amtrak/METRA Chicago Union Station storage yard. 1.8 km
- Near West Side 3.1 km