The Picasso

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The Picasso is a monumental, abstract steel sculpture by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic public artwork in Chicago’s Daley Plaza.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract sculpture
monumental sculpture
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
category 1967 sculptures
Outdoor sculptures in Chicago
Steel sculptures in the United States
Works by Pablo Picasso
commissionedBy City of Chicago
constructionMethod welded steel plates
coordinateLocation 41.8841° N, 87.6300° W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Pablo Picasso
fabricatedBy U.S. Steel Gary Works complex
surface form: U.S. Steel (Gary, Indiana plant)
genre modern art
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of Daley Plaza
symbol of Chicago
hasNearbyFeature City Hall–County Building complex
surface form: City Hall–County Building

Richard J. Daley Center
hasPart steel structural frame
hasQuality iconic status in Chicago
non-representational form
rust-colored surface
hasType non-figurative sculpture
site-specific sculpture
height about 15 meters
about 50 feet
imageDepicts ambiguous zoomorphic form
inception 1967
influenced acceptance of modern public art in Chicago
locatedInPublicSpace Daley Plaza
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Chicago
Illinois
location Daley Plaza
madeFor Daley Plaza
surface form: Richard J. Daley Center plaza
materialUsed Cor-ten steel
movement Cubism
namedAfter Pablo Picasso
ownedBy City of Chicago
subjectOf public debate about modern art in Chicago
transportedTo Chicago by truck
unveiledOn 1967-08-15
weight about 162000 pounds

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