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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