Picasso Sculpture in Daley Plaza

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Pablo Picasso's untitled sculpture was placed on Daley Plaza in 1967. While many Chicagoans initially scorned it as unintelligible modern art, it came to be a familiar icon of the city.

Photographer: Hedrich-Blessing
Source: Chicago Historical Society (HB-25252-G7)

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