Navy Pier in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Reach

by Chris Daze Ellis

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

1. Reach Marker

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Reach. by Chris Daze Ellis. Chris Daze Ellis was born in 1962 in New York City. , , He began his prolific Career painting New York City subway cars in 1976 while attending The High School of Art and Design. He remains one of the few artists of his generation to make the successful transition from the subways to the studio. His first group show was the seminal "Beyond Words" at the Mudd Club in 1981. Soon after his first solo exhibition was held at Fashion Moda, an influential alternative art space in the South Bronx. One year later the Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen, Germany acquired the first of several paintings for their permanent collection. , , Since then he has exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions in such cities as Paris, Monte Carlo, Singapore, Beijing, Florence, and Buenos Aires. Ellis' work has continued to be included in many group shows and museum surveys internationally. Notable solo exhibitions include: Sidney Janis Gallery, NY, 1984, Palais du Lichtenstein, Feldkirch, Austria, 1999, Musee d'art Moderne, Nice, France, 1999, Galleria del Palazzo, Florence, Italy, 1998, Fortune Cookie Projects, Singapore, 2010, Addison Gallery of American art at The Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 2014, The Museum of the City of New York, New York, The Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavillion at Columbia University, 2018. PPOW Gallery, New York, 2018. , , Alongside these exhibitions Daze has completed many public art projects over the years including: mural for The Star Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong in 1993, completing the design for an entire train station alongside artists Lee and Crash in Hannover, Germany, in 1995, mural for the Dreamland Social Club, Creative Time, in 2004, art consultant for Biz Luhrman's Netflix series, "The Get Down", 2017, commissioned mural for the law firm, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, Washington DC, 2018 , , In Addition to the many public projects completed, Daze has successfully worked in collaboration with students since 1994. He has worked in communities within various cities such as New York, Seoul, Korea, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Palaia, Italy, Port au Prince, Haiti and Andover, Massachusetts. He is a regular contributor to the Leap Arts Program and Thrive collective in New York.

Chris Daze Ellis was born in 1962 in New York City.

He began his prolific Career painting New York City subway cars in 1976 while attending The High School of Art and Design. He remains one of the few artists of his generation to make the successful transition from the subways to the studio. His first group show was the seminal "Beyond Words" at the Mudd Club in 1981. Soon after his first solo exhibition was held at Fashion Moda, an influential alternative art space in the South Bronx. One year later the Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen, Germany acquired the first of several paintings for their permanent collection.

Since then he has exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions in such cities as Paris, Monte Carlo, Singapore, Beijing, Florence, and Buenos Aires. Ellis' work has continued to be included in many group shows and museum surveys internationally. Notable solo exhibitions include: Sidney Janis Gallery, NY, 1984, Palais du Lichtenstein, Feldkirch, Austria, 1999, Musee d'art Moderne, Nice, France, 1999, Galleria del Palazzo, Florence, Italy, 1998, Fortune Cookie Projects, Singapore, 2010, Addison Gallery of American art

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at The Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 2014, The Museum of the City of New York, New York, The Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavillion at Columbia University, 2018. PPOW Gallery, New York, 2018.

Alongside these exhibitions Daze has completed many public art projects over the years including: mural for The Star Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong in 1993, completing the design for an entire train station alongside artists Lee and Crash in Hannover, Germany, in 1995, mural for the Dreamland Social Club, Creative Time, in 2004, art consultant for Biz Luhrman's Netflix series, "The Get Down", 2017, commissioned mural for the law firm, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington DC, 2018

In Addition to the many public projects completed, Daze has successfully worked in collaboration with students since 1994. He has worked in communities within various cities such as New York, Seoul, Korea, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Palaia, Italy, Port au Prince, Haiti and Andover, Massachusetts. He is a regular contributor to the Leap Arts Program and Thrive collective in New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed

Reach at Navy Pier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

2. Reach at Navy Pier

in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 41° 53.479′ N, 87° 36.493′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Navy Pier. It can be reached from East Grand Avenue 0.3 miles east of DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the upper level of Navy Pier that is near the Ferris wheel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago IL 60611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Storm Water Use for Irrigation (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain on the Helm (about 500 feet away); 2021 Save the People's Pier Campaign

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

3. Reach

(about 500 feet away); Polk Bros Park (about 500 feet away); To Sit a While (about 600 feet away); Illinois & Michigan Canal (about 800 feet away); Milton L. Olive III Park (approx. ¼ mile away); WBEZ 91.5 Chicago (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Chris Daze Ellis official site. (Submitted on August 14, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Reach and the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

4. Reach and the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.