Bust of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, 2009
Erik Blome
Pioneer Court
Michigan
Avenue at the Chicago River northeast side of Michigan Avenue Bridge
Haitian-born
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable (1745-1818) was recognized by the State of
Illinois and the City of Chicago in 1968 as the first known settler in area and
the founder of the city. In the 1770s,
DuSable, a fur trader, opened the first trading post on what would later be
named the Chicago River. The bust is located close to the site of the Pointe
DuSable House, designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States of
the Interior in 1977. Haitian-born Chicagoan Lesley Benodin donated the statue
to the Chicago Public Art Collection to commemorate Chicago’s first
businessman. Blome, a Chicago artist, has other works around the country and in
the city, including the Chicago Blackhawks 75th Anniversary
sculpture across the street from the United Center.
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