Picasso Sculpture at the Daley Plaza

The Chicago Picasso is a historically significant, three-dimensional sculpture gifted to the Richard J. Daley Center in 1967 from the famous artist Pablo Picasso. The pioneering cubist work of art is a political abstraction and stands 50 feet in height, weighing 162 tons. Constructed of self-weathering steel, the natural rust design complements the Daley Plaza as a fascinating artistic extension of the government building while promoting an outdoor gathering place for public activities. Interestingly, it has been suggested by Picasso’s family that the sculpture was inspired by a young woman whom the artist found alluring and had painted numerous times.