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25-685: Zani may refer to: People [ edit ] Zani Jacobsen (1928–1993), American sculptor Andrea Zani (1696–1757), Italian violinist, composer Angelo Vincenzo Zani (born 1950), archbishop, Vatican official Celso Zani , also Giuliano Zani, (born 1580), Catholic bishop Costanzo Zani (1622–1694), Roman Catholic Bishop of Imola Federico Zani (born 1989), Italian rugby union player Giselda Zani (1909–1975), Uruguayan poet, short story writer, art critic Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti (1801–1878), Italian classical guitarist, composer Marie-Joséphe Zani-Fé Touam-Bona (1933–2001), politician in

50-540: A fireproof building on its pre-1871 building-site at 632 North Dearborn Street. The replacement building opened in 1896 and housed the society for thirty-six years. The building was later added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Chicago Historical Society Building . Charles F. Gunther , a prominent Chicago collector, donated some items to the historical society. In 1920,

75-534: A future exhibition and reducing the most-often-submitted ideas to one assignment through a series of public votes. According to the American Alliance of Museums, this is the first crowdsourcing project allowing the public to give an exhibition assignment to an American museum. On January 19, 2006, the first passenger car to operate on the Chicago 'L' system in 1893 was transported to its new display location at

100-439: A new piece she sculpted a "master" or original model by using a wax-based clay. This was a tedious process; Zani frequently had to fill in visual blanks as subjects were often missing some of their original details due to theft and decay. In these instances she relied on structural advice from her husband, a carpenter, and on historical photographs of the neighborhood, utilizing information on similarly styled buildings to reconstruct

125-515: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zani Jacobsen Jacobsen was a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Jacobsen's design process started with her and her husband driving the streets of Chicago in search of potential subjects. They navigated their way through the city by using a grid map that distinguished

150-505: Is open to the public, including students working on school projects. The costume collection numbers more than 50,000 pieces and dates from the 18th century to the present. It contains numerous couture pieces, items created by well-known Chicago manufacturers and designers, and garments worn by notable residents. The museum offers a variety of programs, publications, and online resources related to Chicago and American history. This includes print and online editions of its collaborative effort

175-646: The Encyclopedia of Chicago . The museum's Chicago Fire mobile app has content equivalent to a 400-page book with more than 350 illustrations, drawn from the museum's collection. The app also offers of 10 distinct Chicago areas and 54 fire-related landmarks. The app uses GPS guidance that helps the user view photos of nearby sites from the era of the Great Chicago Fire. The museum also publishes Chicago History magazine. Written by historians and heavily illustrated, this publication focuses on Chicago's complex past and

200-517: The Pioneer , the first locomotive to operate in Chicago; a redesigned exhibition space to showcase the car and locomotive opened on September 30, 2006, as part of a larger remodeling project. The museum houses Chicago's most important collection of materials related to local history. The extensive research library includes books and other published materials, manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, and photos. It

225-937: The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. She also sculpted the Belmont Theater, the Avalon Theater , and the Schootz Tied House. Jacobsen's pieces were sold at Chicago's Gold Coast Art Fest and from her studio at 5005 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. She was a member of the Theatre Historical Society. Alice "Zani" Jacobsen, 65, died September 4, 1993, of cancer at her home in Chicago. Survivors include her husband, Albert "Nix" Jacobsen; and two sisters. The Chicago Public Library holds an archive of her artist files under

250-588: The Emancipation Proclamation . (This draft had been donated by Lincoln to nurse Mary Livermore for her to auction to raise funds to build Chicago's Civil War Soldiers' Home ) After the fire, the Society began collecting new materials, which were stored in a building owned by J. Young Scammon , a prominent lawyer and member of the society. However, the building and the new collection were again destroyed by fire in 1874. The Chicago Historical Society built

275-1263: The Central African Republic (CAR) Marigona Zani (born 1996), Albanian football goalkeeper Mauro Zani (born 1949), Italian politician Octávio Zani (1902 – date of death unknown), Brazilian athlete Toponyms [ edit ] Ab Zani , village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran Galleh Zani , village in Bushehr Province, Iran Kart Zani , village in Hormozgan Province, Iran Zani, Iran , village in South Khorasan Province, Iran Other [ edit ] Palazzo Zani, Bologna , Renaissance palace in central Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy Qama Zani , an act of mourning by Shia Muslims of Iran and South Asia Zani i Ri (English: New Voice), fortnightly newspaper published in Albania Zani Çaushi , Albanian criminal group active in Vlora during 1997–99 Topics referred to by

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300-663: The Chicago History Museum. Passengers could ride the 1893 'L' from the Loop to Hyde Park station for 5 cents to attend the World's Columbian Exposition upon the line's opening. The vehicle, known as L Car #1, was cosmetically restored to its 1893 appearance before being transported to the museum where it was lifted into an opening created through a wall on the museum's second floor. The car's interior features include mahogany and rattan seats and etched glass windows. The L car joins

325-504: The boundaries of the then 176 neighborhoods of Chicago. When she found a potential subject, she would photograph it in detail before using the photos as a reference to recreate an authentic scaled down version. Before starting any work, Jacobsen would thoroughly research each subject, including building styles and materials popular during that era. Her biggest source of information for this was The Chicago Historical Society , neighborhood groups, and local nostalgia enthusiasts. When she began

350-509: The city's development and its relationship to and influence on American history. Nearly 600 objects document the people and events of the past 200 years. Facing Freedom focuses on eight American conflicts over freedom from the 1850s to the 1970s. The Abraham Lincoln alcoves highlight the sixteenth president's election, his leadership during the Civil War, and his assassination. The adjoining Portrait Gallery features an installation on Chicago during

375-513: The missing pieces. After completing the original model, she would create a latex mold to cast a limited edition run of models (often 10 to 40 castings). Zani used a gypsum cement to obtain a accurate reproduction, hand painting each piece in typical colors of the building materials used. After creating a limited number of copies she would destroy the mold. Jacobson's recreation of the Old Paradise and Chicago Theaters were featured in an exhibit at

400-646: The museum has been expanded several times. Long known as the CHS, the society adopted the name, Chicago History Museum , in September 2006 for its public presence. Much of the Chicago Historical Society's first collection was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, but the museum rose from the ashes like the city. Among its many documents which were lost in the fire was Abraham Lincoln 's final draft of

425-590: The name "Zani Jacobsen". Chicago History Museum Chicago 'L' : Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society (CHS). The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago 's history. The museum has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, where

450-467: The plaza in Lincoln Park behind the museum building, displays a collection of stained glass. Temporary exhibitions feature objects and artifacts from the collection, covering everything from Chicago art to the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Chicagoans to the city's fashion history. On October 14, 2013, the Chicago History Museum announced a project asking the public to furnish ideas for

475-630: The room where he died in the Petersen House , and clothing that he and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln allegedly wore the evening of his assassination. The collection also contains the table on which General Robert E. Lee signed his 1865 surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant , an official act that ended the American Civil War , at the McLean House in Appomattox , Virginia. In 2010, the museum

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525-454: The society purchased the remainder of the large historical collection from his estate, with the intention of changing its focus from merely a research institution to a public museum. Many of the items in Gunther's collection, in addition to being related to Chicago, were related to Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War . These include Lincoln's deathbed, several other pieces of furniture from

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550-543: The time of Lincoln. The Sensing Chicago exhibition invites children to use their senses to discover the past. The lobby displays various museum treasures. The newly restored dioramas are housed in the Tawani Foundation Diorama Hall. The Chicago dioramas feature Chicago's rise from a desolate frontier outpost to the bustling city that hosted the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The Chicago Room, which overlooks

575-415: Was designed by Alfred Shaw and Associates. The second addition, designed by Holabird and Root , was done in 1988 and included refacing the earlier expansion in red brick to give a unified look to all three portions of the building. Both expansions occurred on the west side of the 1932 structure, leaving intact its original porticoed entrance facing Lincoln Park. The main entrance and reception hall, however,

600-659: Was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame . After 36 years in the Henry Ives Cobb structure on North Dearborn Street, the museum and library moved to the current complex in Lincoln Park. The oldest part of the museum, designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White , was built in 1932 by the WPA , with the aim of creating expanded public exhibition space. The 1932 Federal -style structure has been expanded twice. The first addition, clad in limestone, opened in 1972 and

625-426: Was moved to the new western addition facing Clark street. The modernist 1988 extension, in addition to expanded exhibition galleries, also contains the museum's store and public cafe. The museum explores both Chicago and American history. Exhibitions draw primarily on the museum's own collection, which numbers approximately 22 million holdings. Chicago: Crossroads of America is a 16,000-square-foot space that explores

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