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    		• Picasso, Pablo,
     
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    		• United States Steel Corporation, American Bridge Division,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Head
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Untitled, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973, sculptor.
    United States Steel Corporation, American Bridge Division, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Untitled, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Picasso, (sculpture).
    Chicago Picasso, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated August 15, 1967.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: 50 x 25 x 15 ft.; Base: 1 1/2 x 40 x 25 ft. (162 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (On southwest corner of base, carved in stone, is a very worn description of the history of the sculpture, date of dedication, funding, etc.) unsigned
    Description: 
    Abstracted head of a woman made of plates and rods of steel meant to acquire its permanent patina through a rusting process that changes its color from grey to deep brown.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Head
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Public Art Program, 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois 60602
    Located Richard J. Daley Plaza, West Washington Street between Dearborn and Clark, Chicago, Illinois
    Remarks: 
    Funds to fabricate the piece were provided by the Woods Charitable Fund, the Field Foundation of Illinois, and the Chauncy and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation. Engineers in the American Bridge Division of the U. S. Steel Company in Gary, Indiana assisted in the fabrication of the piece.
    References: 
    Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 75-76.
    Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 253-254.
    Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no. 21.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 75.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 87580019
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