Fountain of the Great Lakes

I am so enamored with this image of a sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago on S. Michigan Ave.

The short story is as follows:

Title: Women of the Great Lakes
Sculptor: Lorado Taft
Bronze work created between 1907-1913.
Location: South Garden at the Art Institute of Chicago...
First monument commissioned by the B.F.Ferguson Monument Fund, as a memorial to B.F.Ferguson..

Women of the Great Lakes is an allegorical sculpture by Lorado Taft. As the name suggests, this fountain represents the five great lakes.. The five women are so arranged that the water flows through them in the same way water passes through the Great Lakes. 'Superior' is on the top and 'Michigan' on the side both empty into the basin of 'Huron' who sends the stream to 'Erie' whereas 'Ontario' receives the water and gazes off as it flows into the ocean.
The fountain is Taft's response to Daniel Burnham's complaint at the Columbian Exposition in 1893 that the sculptors charged with ornamenting the fairgrounds failed to produce anything that represented the great natural resources of the west, especially the Great Lakes. The fountain depicts five women that represent the five Great Lakes, and the water flows through them in the same way water passes through the Great Lakes.

Photographers Notes:
I only made a minor crop adjustment to this photograph as the lighting on this day was perfect for my needs. I used my Nikon Coolpix 5700 handheld. Unfortunately, because of the crop I'm not able to produce a very large print. This looks stunning however with the right frame to complement the rust. The details of the shot are as follows: ISO100 | F3.5 | 1/110 | 13.7mm focal length.

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