Chicago Picasso

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Title

Chicago Picasso

Subject

Public Sculpture

Description

The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture, dedicated on August 15, 1967, in Daley Plaza in the Chicago Loop, is 50 feet (15.2 m) tall and weighs 162 short tons (147 t).[1] The Cubist sculpture by Picasso was the first such major public artwork in Downtown Chicago, and has become a well-known landmark.

Creator

Pablo Picasso

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Picasso

Date

1967

Contributor

Bill Sun

Type

Still Image

Files

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Citation

Pablo Picasso, “Chicago Picasso,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed April 19, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/253.