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It is a 7 ft (2.1 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) sculpture and it weighs 3.5 tons. The sculpture is a depiction of a woman holding grain in her hand while she embraces a bull. There is also an eagle in the piece. The design of the sculpture represents the city of Chicago's dominance of commodities markets in the mid-1950s. The design elements also show the rebirth of Chicago as a leader in transportation, and it was a depiction of the Chicago Stockyards.The woman in the sculpture is standing hip deep in the water of Lake Michigan with carved flames representing the Great Chicago Fire. She is rising from both the lake and from the fire that once destroyed Chicago. The sculpture also has three-dimensional bronze bars which represent the railroad. The bars run diagonally across the center of the piece representing Chicago's location in the middle of the United States.
Great Chicago Fire Chicago Stockyards commodities market Lake Michigan Chicago commodities