Left - Cecilia Hunt and Chris Devins at the celebratory toast for Devins' mural of Richard Hunt. (Photos provided by Chris Devins) By LeeAnn Trotter Chicago’s very first mural of iconic sculptor Richard Hunt - who grew up in Chicago- is now on display in Hyde Park at 54th and Lake Park! “A tribute to Richard Hunt was long overdue,” says artist Chris Devins. Author & public historian, Michelle Duster, approached Devins about creating the mural of the late sculptor after Hunt

Top row middle D. Lamar Preston and Patricia Andrews-Keenan. Right - Gwen Yen Chiu and D. Lamar Preston, past Richard Hunt Award winners, in conversation with Christie's Steven Zick. Bottom row - Gwen Yen Chiu, Steven Zick of Christies and D. Lamar Preston. Middle: a maquette of Preston's work Gifted to Me. Right - Sculptor Eric Stephenson and Naomi Davis, Blacks in Green. Anniversary gala honored Richard Hunt Award winners at Theater on the Lake Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CS

2025-26 Richard Hunt Awardee D. Lamar Preston A significant new opportunity for sculptors has officially launched. Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CSE), in partnership with the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation, is accepting applications for the 2027 CSE Richard Hunt Award, honoring one of Chicago’s most influential and internationally acclaimed artists. The award will support an emerging or mid-career sculptor in creating a new work for installation at a prominent Chicago location.