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Jimby
(James but I prefer Jimby) in Chicago
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Dear Cousin,
I had a swell time in Chicago. It's a neat city,
but very windy. In fact, the weather was downright
cold for spring (around 50 degrees Fahrenheit
during the day).
As you can see, I toured Frank Lloyd Wright's
home and studio. I went to the birth house of
Ernest Hemingway. I got to see what people in
Chicago call "The Picasso." And I
saw The Cloud. It's what passes for public art
these days. If you look closely, you'll see
that one photo is a reflection of me and not
a direct shot. There's also photos of the The
Cloud from a distance. I even went to Frontera
Grill, one of the most famous restaurants in
Chicago, but I wasn't allowed to have my photo
taken!
I'm still recovering from the trip. So, I hope
to write more later. Meanwhile, I have a new
cousin. I'm not sure what his name is. I think
that it might be Fuzzy or Pinky, based on the
hue of fur.
Cheers,
Jimby Tulsa
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The
Bean!
Cloud
Gate -- referred to by locals as "The
Bean", for obvious reasons -- is a public
sculpture by talented British artist Anish
Kapoor. Cloud Gate weighs in at over 110-tons,
and is 66 feet long and 33 feet high. "The
Bean" was created using a huge number
of individual stainless steel plates -- Cloud
Gate's seamless surface is the result of thousands
of hours of polishing.
That is the official description
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I
am on The Bean!! Rather small but it is rather
large even for a Jimby.
That's
a bit larger of me.
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The Picasso
The
Chicago Picasso, an unpainted, three-dimensional,
cubist sculpture standing 50 feet tall and
weighing 162 tons, is made of Corrosive Tensile
("Cor-Ten") steel, the same material
used to build the Daley Center. The steel
is designed to form a protective coating of
iron oxide (rust) which protects the substrate
from further corrosion. It is obvious, from
examining the surface in 2007, nearly 40 years
after installation, that this steel is eminently
suited to an urban environment.
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The birth house of Ernest Hemingway
Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio.
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