Scott, Author at Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

A gem from the 1893 World’s Fair is back on display in New York
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A gem from the 1893 World’s Fair is back on display in New York

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A gem from the 1893 World’s Fair is back on display in New York

A massive block of vibrant blue azurite and green malachite that was first exhibited at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago is back on display in the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York. Among the approximately 5,000 pieces on display in their new Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, which reopened on February 17, 2021, is a popular artifact from the Fair that has come to be known as the “Singing Stone.” The [...]

By Scott|2021-08-12T13:25:08-05:00March 20th, 2021|Categories: NEWS|Tags: Arizona, Mines and Mining Building|2 Comments

Pieces of Siam Pavilion from the 1893 World’s Fair Sell for $1,600
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Pieces of Siam Pavilion from the 1893 World’s Fair Sell for $1,600

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Pieces of Siam Pavilion from the 1893 World’s Fair Sell for $1,600

Carved wood architectural brackets, reportedly from a Siam exhibit at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [Image from Fairfield Auction.] A set of fifteen carved architectural brackets, possibly from the Siam Pavilion at the 1893 World’s Fair, sold at auction for $1,600 on Mar 10, 2021. Fairfield Auction offered the interesting lot, described as coming from the Noroton Yacht Club in Darien, CT, which had obtained them “reportedly from Siamese exhibit at 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.” The [...]

By Scott|2021-04-02T11:12:11-05:00March 14th, 2021|Categories: ANTIQUES|Tags: Siam|0 Comments

1893 World’s Fair Replicas in Chicago Parks
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1893 World’s Fair Replicas in Chicago Parks

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1893 World’s Fair Replicas in Chicago Parks

The Chicago Public Library Blog post "World’s Fair Replicas in Chicago Parks" offers a brief review of four replica sculptures from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition that can be seen today in various Chicago Parks. These include Daniel Chester French's Statue of the Republic (1918 replica) in Jackson Park, George Wade's Fountain Girl (2012 replica) in Lincoln Park, and Edward Kemey's Prairie King and Sound of the Whoop bison (1911 replicas). Other statues from the 1893 World's Fair grace [...]

By Scott|2021-04-02T11:12:23-05:00March 13th, 2021|Categories: NEWS|Tags: Daniel Chester French, Edward Kemeys, Edward Potter, Fountain Girl, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

“American Gods” at the 1893 World’s Fair
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“American Gods” at the 1893 World’s Fair

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“American Gods” at the 1893 World’s Fair

“In the summer of 1893 on the shores of Lake Michigan, the United States took its place on the global stage, not through war but through technological innovation ….” The television series American Gods paid a short visit to the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago during Season 3, Episode 5 (“Sister Rising”). The episode opens with an action shot of an elongated coin machine—an unusual but effective historical reference to one of so many “firsts” exhibited at the World’s [...]

By Scott|2021-04-02T11:12:43-05:00February 25th, 2021|Categories: NEWS, VIDEO|0 Comments

Mar. 3, 2021: Columbian Exposition Museum Auction
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Mar. 3, 2021: Columbian Exposition Museum Auction

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Mar. 3, 2021: Columbian Exposition Museum Auction

Hundreds of items relating to Christopher Columbus and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago will hit the auction block on March 3, 2021. The collectibles come from the Christopher Columbus Museum in Columbus, Wisconsin, and include 1893 World's Fair books, tickets, stereoview cards, souvenir coins and ribbons, and an amazing one-of-a-kind, hand-made mechanical model of the Ferris Wheel. The sale will be conducted by Beloit Auction and Realty at 534 W. Grand Avenue in Beloit, WI. An online [...]

By Scott|2021-04-04T05:45:42-05:00February 24th, 2021|Categories: ANTIQUES, EVENTS (past)|0 Comments

Chicago Statues from the 1893 World’s Fair Under Scrutiny
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Chicago Statues from the 1893 World’s Fair Under Scrutiny

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Chicago Statues from the 1893 World’s Fair Under Scrutiny

The City of Chicago has announced the beginning of a process to review forty-one statues, monuments, murals, and plaques in the city that have been “identified for public discussion.” The list includes four statues that have a direct connection to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago: The Republic by Daniel Chester French https://chicagomonuments.org/monuments/the-republic This 1918 smaller replica of the original 1893 Statue of the Republic by Daniel Chester French is an enduring icon of the World’s Fair in [...]

By Scott|2021-04-02T11:14:54-05:00February 21st, 2021|Categories: NEWS|Tags: Christopher Columbus, Daniel Chester French, Edward Potter, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

“Devil in the White City” Update from Eric Larson
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“Devil in the White City” Update from Eric Larson

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“Devil in the White City” Update from Eric Larson

In an interview with The Naples Daily, Eric Larson offers this status report on the adaptation of his The Devil in the White City. “It’s slated to be a Hulu series. DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are still involved, I believe, but as executive producers. I don’t think DiCaprio has any intention of playing the killer Holmes, as was originally contemplated. The saga of adapting Devil for film or TV has been a long one. I’m not holding my breath, [...]

By Scott|2025-01-30T18:39:58-06:00February 20th, 2021|Categories: NEWS|Tags: Devil in the White City (screen)|0 Comments

Mar. 2, 2021: World’s Fair Auction #38 closes
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Mar. 2, 2021: World’s Fair Auction #38 closes

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Mar. 2, 2021: World’s Fair Auction #38 closes

Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #38, now open for preview. Online bidding closes at 10:00 PM EST on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi. Lots 20 through 92 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City: a "World's Fair 1893" turquoise art glass creamer, an Agricultural Building china vase, and a Machinery Hall china plate; Machinery Hall cuff [...]

By Scott|2021-04-04T05:46:06-05:00February 19th, 2021|Categories: ANTIQUES, EVENTS (past)|Tags: auction|2 Comments

Love on the Lagoon at the 1893 World’s Fair
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Love on the Lagoon at the 1893 World’s Fair

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Love on the Lagoon at the 1893 World’s Fair

A romantic ride in an authentic Venetian gondola was a dreamy treat for many visitors to the 1893 World’s Fair. Guiding these craft through the Grand Basin and Lagoon were fifty-seven Venetian gondoliers brought from Italy by the World's Fair Venetian Gondola Company of Chicago. A Venetian swan gondola gliding across the South Canal, along the western side of the Agricultural Building at the 1893 World’s Fair. [Image from The Dream City. A Portfolio of Photographic Views of [...]

By Scott|2021-04-02T11:15:33-05:00February 14th, 2021|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Ethnographical Exhibit, gondolas|0 Comments

Mar. 11, 2021: “World’s Fair Archaeology in Jackson Park” (online)
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Mar. 11, 2021: “World’s Fair Archaeology in Jackson Park” (online)

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Mar. 11, 2021: “World’s Fair Archaeology in Jackson Park” (online)

The Chicago Public Library is hosting a presentation about “World's Fair Archaeology in Jackson Park" on March 11, 2021. Rebecca Graff, associate professor of anthropology at Lake Forest College (IL), will discuss her new book Disposing of Modernity and her archaeological digs at the site of Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. This free event takes place online using Zoom from 2-3 PM. Register at least 24 hours before the event at https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/60185f0022fe7d24006eec07 The Ohio State Building, [...]

By Scott|2023-04-09T09:00:10-05:00February 11th, 2021|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: Chicago Public Library|0 Comments

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