Chicago Picasso Dedication program (August 15, 1967) (ill.).The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report (1966–1967), pp.From Wildenstein to Wilderness,” Apollo 84 (December 1966), p. Mahroni Sharp Young, “Letter from U.S.A.“The Chicago Picasso,” Progressive Architecture (November 1966), p.(104.8 × 69.9 × 48.3 cm) Credit Line Gift of Pablo Picasso Reference Number 1966.379 Copyright © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Extended information about this artwork Daley Center Sculpture Place Spain (Object made in) Date 1964 Medium Simulated and oxidized welded steel Dimensions 41 1/4 × 27 1/2 × 19 in. Status On View, Gallery 144 Department Modern Art Artist Pablo Picasso Title Maquette for Richard J. The sculpture’s presence inspired private and public investment in more works for the cityscape over the years, including recent additions in nearby Millennium Park. The artist accepted and crafted two steel maquettes he kept one in his studio and gave the other to the architect to use in planning. Just four years earlier, architect William Hartmann of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill had approached Pablo Picasso with the commission. Daley dedicated an untitled sculpture commonly known as “The Picasso” in Chicago’s new Civic Center (now the Richard J. Chicago’s collection of public art was initiated on August 15, 1967, when Mayor Richard J.

Maquette sculpture