A Neoclassical Monument to Stephen A Douglas
A video recounts the story of the design, construction and ongoing...
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Mural Based on Virgil sparks controversy
In1985, the Sulzer Library in Lincoln Square was the site of...
Gwendolyn Brooks’ Radical Take on Virgil’s Aeneid
By Robin Pokorski Gwendolyn Brooks’ “The Anniad” “Nine Greek...
Socrates Goes to Federal Court
The Old Federal Building that once stood on the...
An Artist’s View of the Democratic Significance of the LaSalle Corridor in the Loop
Above the doorway at 120 North La Salle Street a mosaic...
A Lysistrata for Chiraq
Spike Lee adapted Aristophanes’ comic masterpiece Lysistrata to address a 21st...
Aesop’s Fables Grace Gothic Revival Buildings
Carvings of creatures from Aesop’s fables by American sculptor Rene Paul...
History of working people in antiquity begins in Chicago
The 1887 book that introduced many people across the English-speaking...
A UFO atop an ancient temple?
By John Sullivan “Monstrosity of the Midway,” “Eyesore on Lake...
A Downtown Pompeian Villa
In the 1950s the luxurious Congress Hotel on South Michigan Avenue...
Temples of Finance
Financial institutions everywhere in the US resemble Greek temples. This is...
Community Murals Notice Classical Presences
A 600-ft long cement bench covered with paintings by local families...
