Picasso sculpture
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The Picasso sculpture is a monumental, untitled steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in Chicago’s civic center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Picasso sculpture | 3 |
| Picasso sculpture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2244653 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picasso sculpture Context triple: [Richard J. Daley Center, notableFor, Picasso sculpture]
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Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
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B.
Gernikako Arbola (Tree of Guernica)
Gernikako Arbola (the Tree of Guernica) is an ancient oak tree in the Basque Country that serves as a powerful symbol of Basque identity, freedoms, and traditional self-government.
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C.
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France that served as Pablo Picasso’s residence, studio, and final resting place.
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D.
Estudios Picasso
Estudios Picasso is a Spanish film production company known for working on acclaimed movies such as Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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E.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picasso sculpture Target entity description: The Picasso sculpture is a monumental, untitled steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in Chicago’s civic center.
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A.
Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
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B.
Gernikako Arbola (Tree of Guernica)
Gernikako Arbola (the Tree of Guernica) is an ancient oak tree in the Basque Country that serves as a powerful symbol of Basque identity, freedoms, and traditional self-government.
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C.
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France that served as Pablo Picasso’s residence, studio, and final resting place.
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D.
Estudios Picasso
Estudios Picasso is a Spanish film production company known for working on acclaimed movies such as Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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E.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract sculpture
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza
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surface form:
Chicago Picasso
The Picasso ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | abstract ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
Richard J. Daley ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 41.8841° N, 87.6309° W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| dateOfUnveiling | 1967-08-15 ⓘ |
| depicts |
abstract figure
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possibly a baboon ⓘ possibly a dog ⓘ possibly a woman ⓘ |
| designedBy | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| fabricatedBy | American Bridge Company ⓘ |
| genre | modernist art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of modern public art
ⓘ
symbol of Chicago ⓘ |
| hasLighting | exterior floodlighting ⓘ |
| hasNoOfficialInterpretation | true ⓘ |
| hasPart | steel structural frame ⓘ |
| height |
about 15.2 meters
ⓘ
about 50 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| isAccessibleTo | the public ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
Cook County
|
| locatedInThePublicSpace |
Richard J. Daley Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Richard J. Daley Center Plaza
|
| location |
Chicago
ⓘ
Daley Plaza ⓘ Illinois ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Cor-Ten steel ⓘ |
| movement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major pieces of abstract public art in Chicago
ⓘ
its rust-colored weathering steel surface ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Chicago ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public debate ⓘ |
| title | Untitled ⓘ |
| unveiledBy |
Richard J. Daley
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surface form:
Mayor Richard J. Daley
|
| weight | about 162 tons ⓘ |
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Subject: Picasso sculpture Description of subject: The Picasso sculpture is a monumental, untitled steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in Chicago’s civic center.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chicago Picasso sculpture
this entity surface form:
Chicago Picasso sculpture
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Chicago Picasso sculpture