April 29 1860

Lorado Taft, US sculptor, is born in Elmwood, Illinois. Among his most impressive works are “Black Hawk” (The Eternal Indian) in Lowden State Park near Oregon, 14.53m high and perched over the Rock River on a

24m bluff overlooking the city; and “Fountain of Time” (Time), 38.66m long, in Washington Park, Chicago