Spirit of Music (sculpture)

{{Short description|Sculpture by Albin Polasek in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.}}

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| caption = The sculpture in 2010

| artist = Albin Polasek

| year = {{start date|1923}}

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| city = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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The Spirit of Music also known as the Theodore Thomas Memorial, is an outdoor 1923 sculpture and monument commemorating Theodore Thomas (founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) by Czech-American artist and educator Albin Polasek, installed in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois.{{cite web|title=Spirit of Music|url=http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/grant-park/spirit-of-music/|publisher=Chicago Park District|access-date=April 10, 2017|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907105146/http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/grant-park/spirit-of-music/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=1923-06-28 |title=June 28, 1923 - CHICAGO STATUE TO PICTURE SPIRIT OF MUSIC AS SEXLESS |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1923/06/28/page/1/article/chicago-statue-to-picture-spirit-of-music-as-sexless/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411054312/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1923/06/28/page/1/article/chicago-statue-to-picture-spirit-of-music-as-sexless/index.html |archive-date=2017-04-11 |access-date=2017-04-10 |website=Chicago Tribune}}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gE-UCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92 |title=Public Art in Chicago: Photography and Commentary on Sculptures, Statues ... |date=2013-02-19 |publisher=Agate Digital |isbn=9781572844476 |access-date=2017-04-10 |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927155724/https://books.google.com/books?id=gE-UCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.statuestorieschicago.com/statue-spiritofmusic.php |title=Spirit Of Music |publisher=Statue Stories Chicago |access-date=2017-04-10 |archive-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911004544/http://www.statuestorieschicago.com/statue-spiritofmusic.php |url-status=live }}

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