What is the name of Picasso's large public sculpture in Chicago's Daley Plaza?

Picasso’s large public sculpture in Chicago’s Daley Plaza is called the Chicago Picasso.

The work is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso, commonly known as the Chicago Picasso or simply The Picasso. It was dedicated on 15 August 1967 in the plaza of what is now the Richard J. Daley Center, in Chicago’s Loop.

The sculpture is made of COR-TEN steel, stands 50 feet tall, and weighs about 162 tons. Picasso created a maquette in 1965 and approved the final model in 1966. The American Bridge Company fabricated the steel structure in Gary, Indiana, before it was transported to Chicago.

The project initially provoked controversy because Chicago’s civic sculptures had traditionally honored historical figures. Picasso refused a proposed $100,000 payment, choosing instead to present the work as a gift to the city. Its abstract form has inspired competing interpretations, including a baboon, a bird, and Picasso’s Afghan hound, Kabul.