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Eagle's Nest Art Colony

1898 establishments in IllinoisAmerican artist groups and collectivesArts centers in IllinoisBuildings and structures in Ogle County, IllinoisEducation in Ogle County, Illinois
Northern Illinois UniversityOregon, Illinois
Lorado Taft
Lorado Taft

The Eagle's Nest Art Colony, the site known in more modern times as the Lorado Taft Field Campus, was founded in 1898 by American sculptor Lorado Taft on the bluffs flanking the east bank of the Rock River, overlooking Oregon, Illinois. The colony was populated by Chicago artists, all members of the Chicago Art Institute or the University of Chicago art department, who gathered in Ogle County to escape the summer heat of Chicago. The colony complex has been used as a field campus for Northern Illinois University since 66 acres (27 ha) of Lowden State Park were turned over to the university by the state of Illinois.

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Eagle's Nest Art Colony
East Park Road, Rockvale Township

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East Park Road
61061 Rockvale Township
Illinois, United States
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