A bronze bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable by Erik Blome is installed in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]
Bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable | |
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Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable |
Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
41°53′21.6″N 87°37′26.5″W / 41.889333°N 87.624028°W |
The work was installed in 2009.[2]
The sculpture was vandalized in 2015.[3][4] In 2023, members of the Black Heroes Matter Coalition placed a crown on the bust to commemorate Black History Month.[5]