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| Photo: Marge Ishmael |
I walked past this statue yesterday. Cast in 1949 by Albin Polasek; installed in Chicago on May 29, 1955. This sculpture honors Tomas Masaryk (1850-1937): Czech fighter, author, and diplomat, the first president of Czechoslovakia (created after the First World War), who taught briefly at the nearby University of Chicago in 1902 and 1908. In legend, the knights sleep under Mt. Blanik in Bohemia, waiting to follow St. Wenceslaus into battle in the country's hour of need.
More info. @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blan%C3%ADk
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