The Field Museum Maps Banners, Africa — Whaleworx lot 168
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Lot 168 — The Field Museum Maps Banners, Africa

Pair of Field Museum street banners for Maps: Finding Our Place in the World (2008).

Artist
The Field Museum, Chicago (exhibition street banner, 2007–08)
Dimensions
each approx. 30 × 84 in; pair
Materials
Printed vinyl banners with metal grommets
From the Captain's Log

I was walking on Roosevelt towards Lakeshore Drive one day and noticed these banners had been up for a while. It was super windy, and I could tell one or two were going to fall off. So, I came back a little later and found them down by the train tracks.

— The Captain, Whaleworx

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Description

Two vinyl street banners from the Field Museum’s “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World” exhibition (through Jan. 27, 2008). One shows a satellite-style map of Africa over a gold “The Field Museum” band; the other spells “Maps” in navy circles with the NAVTEQ sponsor line. Grommets along the edges, with scuffs and creases from a few seasons of Lake Shore Drive wind.

The closest thing to sails in the hold. Close-ups show the map, the lettering and the date.

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