Kent, Sidney A.
| Title | Kent, Sidney A. |
| View | Memorial Tablet 1 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | Tablet in bas-relief depicts Sidney A. Kent, president of the Chicago Packing & Provision Company, director of the Chicago Board of Trade, and president of the Corn Exchange Bank. A philanthropist, Mr. Kent provided the funds to build, furnish, and equip the Kent Chemical Laboratory at the University of Chicago. The tablet inscription reads: This building is dedicated to a fundamental science, in the hope that it will be a foundation stone laid broad and deep for the temple of knowledge in which as we live, we have life. |
| Subject Terms | Kent, Sidney Albert, 1834-1900 | Businessmen | Directors (Administrators) | Philanthropists | Chicago Packing & Provision Company (Firm) | Bas-reliefs (Sculpture) |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Reproductive prints; 24.0 x 17.0 cm |
| Sculptor | Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936 |
| Location | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-03181 |
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