{{Short description|Monumental statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago}} {{Use American English|date=September 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox monument|name=Alexander Hamilton statue|image=Alexander Hamilton statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago September 2, 2013-5034.jpg|caption=Alexander Hamilton statue (2013)|height={{convert|13|ft|m}}|complete=1939|designer=John Angel|dedicated_to=Alexander Hamilton|dedicated=1952|material=Bronze (with gilding)<br>Granite (pedestal)|weight={{convert|3,500|lb|kg}}|location=Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States}} thumb|''Alexander Hamilton'' The '''Alexander Hamilton statue''' is a monumental statue of Alexander Hamilton in the Lincoln Park of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was completed in 1939 and installed in 1952.

== History == The monument honoring Alexander Hamilton was proposed by philanthropist Kate Sturges Buckingham before her death in 1937. Her will included a US$1&nbsp;million earmark to the Art Institute of Chicago for the monument's construction.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Hedy|date=July 6, 2016|title=Re-gilding Chicago's Alexander Hamilton — the statue|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/7/6/18345672/re-gilding-chicago-s-alexander-hamilton-the-statue|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref> Buckingham felt that Hamilton was an underappreciated figure in the creation of the United States,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Krehl|first=Donald|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LmBAwAAQBAJ&q=alexander+hamilton+monument+chicago&pg=PT65|title=Monumental Chicago|year=2011|publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-105-28056-6|language=en|via=Google Books}}</ref> and before her death she commissioned sculptor John Angel to design a statue of Hamilton, and architect Eliel Saarinen to create an {{Convert|80|ft|m|adj=on}} column that the statue would rest on.<ref name=":0" /> The statue was completed in 1939; the column was never made.<ref name=":0" /> The statue then remained in storage for over 12 years due to bronze shortages during World War II. The monument was dedicated in Lincoln Park in 1952, with a large limestone and granite plinth designed by Samuel A. Marx behind it; the plinth was removed in October 1993,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullen|first=William|date=May 8, 1994|title=SOME OVERDUE PUBLICITY|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-05-08-9405080214-story.html|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing|language=en-US}}</ref> and shortly thereafter the monument was placed on a new, red granite pedestal.<ref name=":0" /> In 2016, the statue underwent a $52,000 renovation that included extensive re-gilding.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Hedy|date=July 10, 2017|title=WEISS: All that glitters is too garish for refurbished Hamilton statue|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/7/10/18358058/weiss-all-that-glitters-is-too-garish-for-refurbished-hamilton-statue|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref>

== Design == The monument is {{Convert|13|ft|m}} high<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 21, 2015|title=While Alexander Hamilton's Image On $10 Bill Will Be Diminished, He Can Still Be Seen Prominently In Chicago|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/06/21/while-alexander-hamiltons-image-on-10-bill-will-be-diminished-he-can-still-be-seen-prominently-in-chicago/|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=WBBM-TV|language=en-US}}</ref> and weighs {{Convert|3,500|lb|kg}}.<ref name=":1" />

== See also ==

* 1939 in art

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Commons category-inline|Alexander Hamilton Statue (Chicago, Il)}} * {{Official website|https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/alexander-hamilton-monument|name=Chicago Park District}}

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Category:1939 sculptures Category:1952 establishments in Illinois Category:Bronze sculptures in Illinois Category:Statues of Alexander Hamilton Category:Monuments and memorials in Chicago Category:Outdoor sculptures in Lincoln Park (Chicago) Category:Sculptures of men in Illinois Category:Statues in Chicago