13 June 2010

Phallic statuary

Presumably intentional, and I'm guessing from the 1940s or so.  But where?

Credit to unexpectedtales, via Black and WTF.

A hat tip to A. Fischer for suggesting this is one of the statues in Washington Park, Chicago. I'm sure that is correct, and that the phallic nature of the statue is unintentional (unless the sculptor had a wry sense of humor...).

Modern photo (from a somewhat less suggestive angle) is here.

5 comments:

  1. TW GeorgeJune 13, 2010 at 3:58 PM

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  2. A. FischerJune 13, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    I think it might be an odd angle of the statues in Washington Park near Hyde Park in Chicago.

    There are several geotagged pictures in google maps but not quite at that angle. The name is "The Fountain of Time" by Lorado Taft. Even the surprisingly complete wikipedia page doesn't have the phallic angle.

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  3. PaulJune 14, 2010 at 4:19 PM

    I second A. Fischer.. This is the Fountain of Time located on 57th St. right by the UIC and Museum of Science and Industry.

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  4. AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 12:07 AM

    It's from the Kingdom of Schlongdem.

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  5. A. FischerJune 25, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    Not UIC and Museum of Science and Industry but U of C (University of Chicago not University of Illinois - Chicago)

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