Chicago Lectures of Swami Vivekananda 11-9-1893.
125th Year Celebrations in Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Life Span: 1893-Present
Location: S. Michigan and East Adama Streets
Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
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Videos - Programme on 10-03-2019
https://youtu.be/HhfUrEE3l7Q
https://youtu.be/dp9jG0HbwoA
Videos- for information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13B0gVjtU3k
Swami
Vivekananda in America 1893 & Chicago Speech (From the 1993 movie)
http://zeenews.india.com/video/india/pm-modi-marks-125th-anniversary-of-swami-vivekanandas-speech-in-chicago-2140234.html
Modi's speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1018&v=4M2hW9X-O4s Swami
Vivekananda in Chicago 1893 : A short film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebs-FZVmaeE
Swami
Vivekananda - Life Story
Lecture by Swami Vivekananda - 1st and the Last at the Parliament of Religions .
(Tamil Translation)
Lecture by Swami Vivekananda - 1st and the Last at the Parliament of Religions .
(Tamil Translation)
On October 5th 1893 Free Press (USA)
Our Visitor from India
Is he a Buddhist? Is he a
Mohammedan? What is his mission? Such are the questions that are heard on all
sides about Mr. Vivekananda who speaks here Saturday evening. Following is
something from a Chicago source that bears on this question:
Vivekananda is a
representative from India to the World's Parliament of Religions. He, more
than any other of the eminent scholars, has attracted universal attention,
first, by his unique attire in Mandarin color; second, by his magnetic
presence; and last, but not least, by his brilliant oratory and wonderful
exposition of Hindu philosophy.
Vivekananda is not a Brahmin,
is not a Buddhist, is not a Parsee, is not a Mohammedan. He may be said to
represent the best in all of these. He speaks for universal truth or the
unification of all truth. At all times his appearance at the Memorial Art
Palace has been attended by the greatest enthusiasm. Indeed, his stay in
Chicago has been a continual ovation. He is a scholar among scholars, yet
simple in his life and earnest in conquering all limitations of the flesh, all
propensities born of the sense world.
The "Chicago source" hit the nail right on
the head when it said, among other things, that Swamiji represented the best
in all these religions. This only goes to show how deep an impression Swamiji
carved into his Chicago audience.
World's Columbian Exposition
Chicago played host to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, organized to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in “the New World.” The six-month event drew 27 million people to the city.A glittering showcase of art, architecture, technology, and global culture, the event introduced the world to the Ferris wheel, newly invented products such as Cream of Wheat, and multitudes of rare objects that would later enter the collections of a brand-new natural history museum in Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago is
an art museum, the second largest in the United States, which conserves and
displays an encyclopedic collection of artworks and objects of decorative arts spanning
nearly 5,000 years.
History and building
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879 as both a school and a museum with the name of Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and took its current name three years later.
The institute is aimed to “collect, preserve, and interpret works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public”.
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879 as both a school and a museum with the name of Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and took its current name three years later.
The institute is aimed to “collect, preserve, and interpret works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public”.
In 1893, the institution moved to its current location in Grant Park, in a new neoclassical building
designed by architects Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge.
The two popular bronze lions which flank the museum entrance on South
Michigan Avenue were installed in 1898 after a design by American
sculptor Edward Kemeys.
