Lorado Taft
Lorado Zadoc Taft
American
Lorado Taft was a notable American sculptor. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Don Carlos Taft
Lorado Taft was a notable American sculptor. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
Architect | Lorado Taft Midway Studios | Chicago | |||||
Architect | The Recording Angel | Waupun | |||||
Architect | Black Hawk Statue, Oregon | Oregon | |||||
1860/04/29 | Mary Lucy Foster Taft, Don Carlos Taft, gives birth to a son, Lorado Zadok Taft, in Elmwood, Illinois. | Born | Elmwood | Illinois | |||
1875/00/00 | The Taft family make a home at 601 E John Street in Champaign, Illinois. It is one of the first houses in the rural and undeveloped area. | Home | Taft House, Champaign | Champaign | |||
1879/00/00 | Lorado Taft earns his bachelor's degree at Illinois Industrial University. | Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus | Champaign | |||
1879/00/00 | Lorado Taft earns his bachelor's degree at Illinois Industrial University. | Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus | Urbana | |||
1880/00/00 | Lorado Taft is awarded a master's degree at Illinois Industrial University. | Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus | Champaign | |||
1880/00/00 | Lorado Taft is awarded a master's degree at Illinois Industrial University. | Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus | Urbana | |||
1906/00/00 | Lorado Taft moves his studio outside the Loop to a converted carriage house. | Work | Lorado Taft Midway Studios | Chicago | |||
1912/06/00 | From March-June 1912, Lorado Taft's sculptures are installed on the Columbus Fountain. | Sculptor | Columbus Fountain | Washington, DC | |||
1916/00/00 | The Soldiers' Monument dedicated | Sculptor | Oregon Commercial Historic District | Oregon | |||
1922/00/00 | Fountain of Time, monument to the 1814 peace treaty between England and the United States, completed | Sculptor | Washington Park | Chicago | |||
1927/07/03 | Lorado Taft dedicates his own sculpture, Lincoln the Lawyer. The bronze statue was funded by a $10,000 bequest from Mrs Joseph Oscar Cunningham who, with her husband, had been friends of Lincoln since his time as a circuit lawyer. | Sculptor | Lincoln the Lawyer (Statue) | Urbana | |||
1928/05/27 | "The Pioneers" by Lorado Taft is unveiled. | Sculptor | The Pioneers | Elmwood | |||
1929/06/11 | "Alma Mater" by Lorado Taft is dedicated. The bronze sculpture located at the Southeast corner of Wright and Green Streets was designed to welcome people to the University. | Sculptor | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus | Champaign | |||
1929/06/11 | "Alma Mater" by Lorado Taft is dedicated. The bronze sculpture located at the Southeast corner of Wright and Green Streets was designed to welcome people to the University. | Sculptor | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus | Urbana | |||
1931/00/00 | Lawson Monument - The Crusader (look for ABOVE ALL THINGS TRUTH BEARETH AWAY THE VICTORY) is created to mark the grave of Victor Fremont Lawson (1850-1925). | Sculptor | The Crusader (sculpture) | Graceland Cemetery | Chicago |
1 Creative Work by Lorado Taft »
Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
The Crusader (sculpture) | Sculptor | Sculpture | 1931/00/00 |
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