Clock - Downtown Chicago BW
by Steven Ralser
Title
Clock - Downtown Chicago BW
Artist
Steven Ralser
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
the marshall field & co. clock at washington and state, installed in 1897 (126 years ago). it’s twin is at randolph and state- that one was installed in 1904. these clocks are bronze and weigh 7 tons each. the clock faces are 46 inches across and the minute hands are 27 inches long. since 2009, the clocks have been synchronized 4 times a day via gps. in 1945, the clock at randolph and state was immortalized as a chicago symbol when norman rockwell painted it for the cover of the november 3rd edition of the saturday evening post.
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March 16th, 2020
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