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Illinois native Richard Hunt (1935-2023) was a paragon artist of the 20th century. He was recognized as a singular talent as a young artist, regarded as an art vanguard by his contemporaries, and unparalleled in public art commissions. ?Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt celebrates Hunt's achievements with a select presentation of his life’s work—unique welded steel, bronze, and aluminum sculptures that twist, bend, and lift into the air, evoking the possibilities of change and transformation—monuments to the free expression of the human spirit. Hunt worked to transform the landscape of sculpture practice— moving away from stone and plaster and embracing steel and aluminum—materials that created new ways to use classical bronze. This connects the values that animated Hunt artistic life—freedom, expression, truth, openness—with the national narrative of uplift, memorization, and public storytelling that help forge new futures.