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The city of Chicago, Illinois, is home to many notable works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space.

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Agora Grant Park, 1135 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

41°52′05″N 87°37′24″W / 41.868068°N 87.623397°W / 41.868068; -87.623397		 2004 (2004) Magdalena Abakanowicz Sculpture Hollow, seamless pieces of iron that have been allowed to rust, creating a reddish appearance and a bark-like texture. Height: 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) Q4693570
Alexander Hamilton statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago September 2, 2013-5034.jpg Statue of Alexander Hamilton Lincoln Park 1952 (1952) John Angel Sculpture Bronze Chicago Park District
Von Humboldt Statue.jpg Statue of Alexander von Humboldt Humboldt Park 1892 (1892) Felix Görling Sculpture Bronze Chicago Park District
Bronze Cow Statue Chicago Cultural Center 2001 (2001) Peter Hanig Sculpture Bronze Height: 4.5 feet (1.4 m) Length: 8 feet (2.4 m)
Buckingham Fountain in Chicago at night.jpg Buckingham Fountain Grant Park

41°52′33″N 87°37′08″W / 41.875792°N 87.618944°W / 41.875792; -87.618944		 July 21, 1993 (July 21, 1993) Daniel Burnham Fountain Q158989
20120929 Chicago Board of Trade Building top recrop.jpg Statue of Ceres Chicago Board of Trade Building

41°52′41″N 87°37′56″W / 41.878056°N 87.632222°W / 41.878056; -87.632222		 1930 (1930) John Storrs Sculpture
2004-09-07 1800x2400 chicago picasso.jpg Chicago Picasso Daley Plaza

41°53′01″N 87°37′48″W / 41.88361°N 87.62997°W / 41.88361; -87.62997		 1967 (1967) Pablo Picasso Sculpture Steel Height: 15 metres (49 ft) Q5095736
Cloud Gate Millennium Park

41°52′58″N 87°37′24″W / 41.882697°N 87.623303°W / 41.882697; -87.623303		 2004 (2004) Anish Kapoor Sculpture Stainless steel Height: 13.4 metres (44 ft) Q589099
20080517 Crown Fountain towers from overhead.jpg Crown Fountain Millennium Park

41°53′01″N 87°37′48″W / 41.88361°N 87.62997°W / 41.88361; -87.62997		 2004 (2004) Jaume Plensa Fountain Granite and light-emitting diodes Height: 15.2 metres (50 ft) Q5095736
Flamingo Calder.jpg Flamingo Federal Plaza

41°52′44″N 87°37′47″W / 41.87881°N 87.62967°W / 41.87881; -87.62967		 1973 (1973) Alexander Calder Sculpture Steel Height: 16.20 metres (53.1 ft) General Services Administration Q3073296
Fountain Of The Great Lakes.jpg Fountain of the Great Lakes Art Institute of Chicago

41°52′44″N 87°37′24″W / 41.878778°N 87.623361°W / 41.878778; -87.623361		 1913 (1913) Lorado Taft Fountain Bronze Height: 670 centimetres (22.0 ft) Q787883
Panorama of the Fountain of Time.JPG Fountain of Time Washington Park 1922 (1922) Lorado Taft Sculpture Concrete 7.3 m × 38.66 m × 7.16 m (24 ft × 126 ft 10 in × 23 ft 6 in) Q2626263
Four Seasons Mosaic Chagall backside.JPG Four Seasons Chase Tower

41°53′01″N 87°37′48″W / 41.88361°N 87.62997°W / 41.88361; -87.62997		 1974 (1974) Marc Chagall Mosaic Glass Height: 14.3 metres (47 ft) Width: 3 metres (9.8 ft) Q5095736
Gentlemen 330 North Wabash

41°53′19″N 87°37′39″W / 41.888611°N 87.627583°W / 41.888611; -87.627583		 2015 (2015) Ju Ming Sculpture Bronze
Leif Ericson Monument, Humboldt Park, Chicago, October 13, 1912 (NBY 743).jpg Statue of Leif Erikson Humboldt Park

41°54′24″N 87°42′06″W / 41.90675°N 87.70157°W / 41.90675; -87.70157		 1901 (1901) Sigvald Asbjørnsen Sculpture Bronze Chicago Park District
Merchandise Mart - Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame.jpg Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame Merchandise Mart Plaza

41°53′16″N 87°38′07″W / 41.887862°N 87.635315°W / 41.887862; -87.635315		 1953 (1953) Minna Harkavy, Milton Horn, Lewis Iselin, Henry Rox, Charles Umlauf Sculpture Bronze
Statue of Michael Jordan United Center

41°52′51″N 87°40′23″W / 41.88083°N 87.67306°W / 41.88083; -87.67306		 1994 (1994) Omri Amrany, Julie Rotblatt-Amrany Sculpture Bronze, Granite Height: 3.7 metres (12 ft)
Miró's Chicago Brunswick Plaza

41°52′59″N 87°37′49″W / 41.883063°N 87.630350°W / 41.883063; -87.630350		 1981 (1981) Joan Miró Sculpture steel, wire mesh, concrete, bronze, and ceramic tile Height: 12 metres (39 ft) Q3054192
Monument with Standing Beast, James R. Thompson Center, Chicago, Illinois (9179429211).jpg Monument with Standing Beast James R. Thompson Center

41°53′06″N 87°37′51″W / 41.8851112°N 87.6309716°W / 41.8851112; -87.6309716		 1984 (1984) Jean Dubuffet Sculpture Fiberglass Height: 8.8 metres (29 ft) Q6906917
''Muddy Waters Mural'' 17 N. State St., Chicago, IL May, 2016 Eduardo Kobra Mural Paint on brick Height: 9 stories
Richard J Oglesby.JPG Statue of Richard J. Oglesby Lincoln Park 1919 (1919) Leonard Crunelle Sculpture Bronze, Granite Chicago Park District
William McKinley Monument, McKinley Park, Chicago, early 20th century (NBY 717).jpg Statue of William McKinley McKinley Park 1905 (1905) Charles Mulligan Sculpture Bronze, Granite Chicago Park District
Ulysses S. Grant Monument, Lincoln Park (35488257810).jpg Ulysses S. Grant Monument Lincoln Park October 7, 1891 (1891-10-07) Louis Rebisso Sculpture Bronze Height: 60 feet 9 inches (18.52 m) Chicago Park District Q105212512
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