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Man Chiseling His Own Destiny, inscribed 1917
commonly mistitled Man Carving His Own Destiny
At least four versions exist including 1907, 1917, 1922, 1926;
with some further versions in stone and terra cotta
Literature:
Marguerite B. Williams, “Art Exhibit Shows Chicago To The Fore,” Chicago Daily News, 2/15/1918.
Eleanor Jewett, “Art,” Chicago Tribune 4/27/1919,
p.E5.
Eleanor Jewett, “Art And Artists: Albin Polasek Wins Logan Medal for Sculpture,” Chicago Tribune, 2/5/1922, p.G12.
[pertaining to a later version]
Exhibited:
Art Institute of Chicago, The Twenty-second Annual Exhibition
of Works by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity, 1918
Palette and Chisel Club of Chicago, Annual Member’s Show, 1919.
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