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The Red Foot in Chicago, Illinois

On a typical city street, lined with dark stone and brick buildings springs this reddish-orange sculpture made of cast iron and plate steel by artist Mary Seyfarth. Based on Magritte’s famous painting, it is one of 4 such sculptures around Chicago, however the other 3 are massive and placed in large open areas. But this one is small, only about 2 feet long (no pun intended) tucked between a church and its garden walk. It's a foot, but it leaves a boot print in the dirt? Lots of questions with no
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