Egon Weiner


Egon Weiner was a Chicago sculptor and longtime professor at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was known for a abstract bronze sculpture,, which can be found on the grounds of the Chicago Fire Academy on the where, legend has it, Mrs. O'Leary's cow knocked over the lantern that started the 1871 Great [Chicago Fire|Great Chicago Fire] of 1871.

Significant works

at the entrance of Austin Gardens, Oak Park, Illinois.

Books by Weiner

Art and Human Emotions. Springfield, IL: Thomas, 1974.

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