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 |
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| The Picasso canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3501925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Picasso Context triple: [Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza, alsoKnownAs, The Picasso]
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A.
Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
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B.
Estudios Picasso
Estudios Picasso is a Spanish film production company known for working on acclaimed movies such as Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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C.
Life with Picasso
Life with Picasso is a memoir by Françoise Gilot recounting her intimate years with Pablo Picasso and offering an insider’s portrait of the artist and his circle.
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D.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a comedic stage play by Steve Martin that imagines a whimsical meeting between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in a Parisian bar at the dawn of the 20th century.
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E.
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France that served as Pablo Picasso’s residence, studio, and final resting place.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Picasso Target entity description: The Picasso is a monumental, abstract steel sculpture by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic public artwork in Chicago’s Daley Plaza.
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A.
Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
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B.
Estudios Picasso
Estudios Picasso is a Spanish film production company known for working on acclaimed movies such as Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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C.
Life with Picasso
Life with Picasso is a memoir by Françoise Gilot recounting her intimate years with Pablo Picasso and offering an insider’s portrait of the artist and his circle.
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D.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a comedic stage play by Steve Martin that imagines a whimsical meeting between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in a Parisian bar at the dawn of the 20th century.
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E.
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues
Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France that served as Pablo Picasso’s residence, studio, and final resting place.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| fabricatedBy |
U.S. Steel (Gary, Indiana plant)
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linked to:
U.S. Steel Gary Works complex
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| genre | modern art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
landmark of Daley Plaza
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symbol of Chicago ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
City Hall–County Building
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linked to:
City Hall–County Building complex
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
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Illinois ⓘ |
| location | Daley Plaza ⓘ |
| madeFor |
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
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linked to:
Daley 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 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Picasso Description of subject: The Picasso is a monumental, abstract steel sculpture by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic public artwork in Chicago’s Daley Plaza.
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