Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza

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abstract sculpture modernist artwork outdoor sculpture public sculpture

The Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza is a monumental, abstract steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in downtown Chicago.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Chicago Picasso	4
Chicago Picasso sculpture	1
Picasso in Daley Plaza	1
Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T593466 — 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: Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza
Context triple: [Loop, hasPublicArt, Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza]

A. Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
B. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
C. Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture is a beloved bronze public artwork in Boston depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
D. Billiken statue
The Billiken statue is a charm-like figure known as the “god of things as they ought to be,” popular in Osaka as a symbol of good luck whose feet visitors rub for fortune.
E. Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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: Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza
Target entity description: The Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza is a monumental, abstract steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in downtown Chicago.

A. Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
B. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
C. Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture is a beloved bronze public artwork in Boston depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
D. Billiken statue
The Billiken statue is a charm-like figure known as the “god of things as they ought to be,” popular in Osaka as a symbol of good luck whose feet visitors rub for fortune.
E. Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abstract sculpture ⓘ modernist artwork ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ
accessibleToPublic	yes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chicago Picasso ⓘ linked to: Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza The Picasso ⓘ
category	1967 sculptures ⓘ outdoor sculptures in Illinois ⓘ sculptures in Chicago ⓘ
commissionedBy	City of Chicago ⓘ
commissionedFor	Richard J. Daley Center ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Pablo Picasso ⓘ
designedBy	Pablo Picasso ⓘ
donatedBy	Pablo Picasso ⓘ
function	city landmark ⓘ public art ⓘ
genre	abstract art ⓘ
hasArtMovement	Modern art ⓘ
hasColor	rust-brown ⓘ
hasCoordinates	41.8841°N 87.6303°W ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus	Chicago landmark ⓘ
hasType	monumental sculpture ⓘ
height	about 15 meters ⓘ about 50 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States Daley Plaza ⓘ Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	Cor-Ten steel ⓘ steel ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Chicago ⓘ
partOf	Chicago Loop public art ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
significance	iconic symbol of Chicago ⓘ one of the first major pieces of modern public art in Chicago ⓘ
situatedAt	Richard J. Daley Center plaza ⓘ linked to: Daley Plaza
style	Modernism ⓘ
subjectMatter	abstract female figure (interpretation) ⓘ ambiguous zoomorphic figure ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
unveiledOn	1967-08-15 ⓘ
weight	approximately 162 tons ⓘ
yearCompleted	1967 ⓘ

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