Chicago Civic Center (Richard J. Daley Center), Perspective View of Plaza

Courtesy Jahn, reproduced by permission

Chicago Civic Center (Richard J. Daley Center), Perspective View of Plaza

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Chicago Civic Center (Richard J. Daley Center), Perspective View of Plaza,

1963

Chicago Civic Center Architects C. F. Murphy Associates, American, 1936–1981
CLF-12
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The Chicago Civic Center—renamed in 1976 for Mayor Richard J. Daley—was designed to foster development in the city’s central business district, the Loop. The building provides courtrooms and office space for the city and county and occupies a full city block. By stacking the building’s functions into a 648-foot-tall International Style skyscraper, more than half the site remaied open for the public plaza. Since its installation in the plaza in 1967, the iconic Picasso sculpture has been a popular backdrop for public events, including protests, rallies, festivals, and holiday markets.

Information

Title
Chicago Civic Center (Richard J. Daley Center), Perspective View of Plaza
Dates

1963

Maker
Chicago Civic Center Architects C. F. Murphy Associates
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on board
Dimensions
85.1 × 191.1 cm (33 1/2 × 75 1/4 in.) frame: 106.7 × 213.5 cm (42 × 84 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Helmut Jahn, 1982.1083
Object Number
CLF-12
Place Made

Chicago

Type
drawings, watercolors

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