This subject is the water tower in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, IL.  During the early 1900's, a large number of Swedish US immigrants settled in Andersonville.  In fact, at that time Chicago was home to the second-largest population of Swedes in the world, next to Stockholm.  A century later, the neighborhood is no longer predominantly Swedish.  However, you can still find a hint of Sweden here and there. 

My goal for this painting was to depict accurately the prominence and character of the water tower in Andersonville.