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| | Alexander Calder (Universe) | |
| | Alexander Calder’s Universe represents the big
bang theory of creation, which holds that a colossal explosion brought the universe into existence.
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| | Augustus Saint Gaudens (Abraham Lincoln) | |
| | A sense of isolation and loneliness marks this portrait of Abraham Lincoln, who sits in an official chair that symbolizes his role as Head of State.
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| | Chicago Public Art Guide  | |
| | A free downloadable guide to sculptures, mosaics, and paintings installed in public spaces throughout Chicago.
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| | Claes Oldenburg (Batcolumn) | |
| | Chicago’s skyscrapers, chimney stacks, neo-classical columns, steel bridge cross-bracing and construction cranes inspired the design of Claes Oldenburg’s heroic-scaled, lattice-shell baseball bat.
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| | Edward Kemeys (Lions) | |
| | The great bronze lions guarding the entrance to
The Art Institute of Chicago have been a presence and a symbol of the museum for over 110 years.
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| | Ellen Lanyon (Riverwalk Gateway) | |
| | Ellen Lanyon’s painted tile mural charts the rise of Chicago and the significance of the river to the city.
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| | Frank Stella (The Town- Ho's Story) | |
| | To fabricate this massive abstraction, Frank Stella
combined several small metal sculptures into one large piece and poured molten aluminum over the structure to create an enhanced, cohesive form.
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| | Ginny Sykes (Rora) | |
| | Ginny Sykes’ two-part mosaic is located next to the Chicago River and aptly named Rora, the Potawatomi word for “confluence.”
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| | Harold Washington Library Center | |
| | The City of Chicago’s Public Art Collection at the Harold Washington Library Center was funded through the City’s Percent-for-Art Program.
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| | Harold Washington Library Center (Continues) | |
| | The collection consists of over 50 works of art that are installed on every floor of the building.
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| | Harry Bertoia (Untitled Sounding Sculpture) | |
| | While the elements of Harry Bertoia’s sculpture are abstract, his inspiration comes from nature.
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| | Hector Guimard ( Paris Metro Entryway) | |
| | The distinctive entryway to the Metra Electric South Shore Line was originally designed by the influential French architect Hector Guimard for the Paris Metro system in 1900.
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| | Herbert Ferber (Untitled) | |
| | Herbert Ferber was among the leading sculptors of
the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1950s.
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| | Hubertus Von Der Goltz (Crossing) | |
| | Conceived by Hubertus von der Goltz as a gateway between the Loop and River North, Crossing symbolizes the delicate balance of the commercial and cultural districts that converge along the LaSalle Street corridor.
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| | Isamu Noguchi (Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic) | |
| | A commemoration of the American Bicentennial, Celebration integrates the visual poetry of a Japanese garden with the precision of modern technology.
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| | Ivan Mestrovic (The Bowman and the Spearman) | |
| | Sculptor Ivan Mestrovic intended his monumental figures to commemorate the Native American and symbolize the struggle to settle this country.
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| | James Earle Fraser and Henry Hering | |
| | Chicago’s first settlers lived along the banks of the Chicago River where the Michigan Avenue Bridge now stands.
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| | Jean Dubuffet (Monument with Standing Beast) | |
| | Jean Dubuffet felt a special affection for Chicago, home to one of his three monumental sculpture commissions in this country.
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| | Joan Miró (Miró's Chicago) | |
| | The playfully poetic images of Joan Miró’s art comprise a private mythology derived from the artist’s memories of his homeland in Catalonia, Spain.
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| | Loop - Millennium Park | |
| | Millennium Park is the result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community.
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| | Loop - Millennium Park (Page 2) | |
| | Millennium Park is the result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community.
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| | Loop - Millennium Park (Page 3) | |
| | Millennium Park is the result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community.
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| | Lorado Taft (completed by Leonard Crunelle) | |
| | The familiar figure of George Washington is portrayed clasping the hands of two of his civilian supporters, Robert Morris and Hyam Salomon.
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| | Louise Nevelson (Dawn Shadows) | |
| | The structure and configuration of the elevated train system that gave downtown Chicago its nickname, “The Loop,” provided Louise Nevelson with the inspiration for Dawn Shadows.
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| | Ludovico De Luigi (San Marco II) | |
| | The inspiration for Ludovico de Luigi’s San Marco II came from a set of 11th century sculptures of four horses that grace the façade of St. Mark’s Basilica on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy.
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| | Marc Chagall (The Four Seasons) | |
| | Composed of thousands of inlaid chips in over 250
colors, Marc Chagall’s The Four Seasons portrays six scenes of Chicago.
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| | Marcel Francois Loyau (Clarence Buckingham Fountain) | |
| | Patterned on the Latona Basin in the gardens of
Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles, Buckingham Fountain is twice the size of Latona.
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| | Milton Horn (Chicago Rising from the Lake) | |
| | Milton Horn’s bronze bas-relief is symbolic of the city of Chicago.
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| | Nita Sunderland (Ruins III) | |
| | Ruins III, part of the Ruins series, was inspired by artist
Nita Sunderland.
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| | Pablo Picasso - (Untitled, known as The Picasso) | |
| | The first monumental modern sculpture to be placed in the Loop, “The Picasso” was initially greeted with controversy.
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| | Richard Hunt (Freeform) | |
| | The sculpture that adorns the exterior of the State of Illinois Building appears deceptively small in relation to the scale of the building. However, Freeform is actually two-and-a-half stories high and weighs three tons.
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| | Richard Serra (Reading Cones) | |
| | One of the first-generation Minimalists, Richard Serra
is known for employing industrial materials and methods toward capturing simple gestures like rolling, pouring, stacking and leaning.
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| | Sir Anthony Caro (Chicago Fugue) | |
| | Chicago Fugue is one of the largest sculptures produced by Sir Anthony Caro.
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| | Sir Heny Moore (Large Interior Form) | |
| | Large Interior Form appears abstract but actually represents the human figure.
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| | Sol Lewitt (Line in Four Directions, Sol Lewitt Wall Project ) | |
| | Divided into four equal sections, the aluminum slats of Sol Lewitt’s wall relief are arranged vertically, horizontally and on two diagonals.
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