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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Picasso canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract sculpture
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monumental sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| category |
1967 sculptures
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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
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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
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non-representational form ⓘ rust-colored surface ⓘ |
| hasType |
non-figurative sculpture
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site-specific sculpture ⓘ |
| height |
about 15 meters
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.