List of public art in Chicago

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

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| subject = Agora

| location = Grant Park, 1135 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

| date = {{Start date|2004}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Magdalena Abakanowicz

| type = Sculpture

| material = Hollow, seamless pieces of iron that have been allowed to rust, creating a reddish appearance and a bark-like texture.

| dimensions = Height: {{Convert|2.7|m|ft}}

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| coordinates = {{coord|41.868068|-87.623397|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| wikidata = Q4693570

| notes =Modern sculpture of 106 headless 9-ft. cast iron figures by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz

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| image = Alexander Hamilton statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago September 2, 2013-5034.jpg

| commonscat = Alexander Hamilton Statue (Chicago, Il)

| subject = Statue of Alexander Hamilton

| location = Lincoln Park

| date = {{Start date|1952}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = John Angel

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

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| owner = Chicago Park District

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| image = Von Humboldt Statue.jpg

| commonscat = Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Chicago)

| subject = Statue of Alexander von Humboldt

| location = Humboldt Park

| date = {{Start date|1892}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Felix Görling

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

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| owner = Chicago Park District

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| commonscat = Bronze Cow Statue (Chicago)

| subject = Bronze Cow Statue

| location = Chicago Cultural Center

| date = {{Start date| 2001}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Peter Hanig

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|4.5|ft}} Length: {{convert|8|ft}}

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| notes ={{cite web|title=Chicago Public Art: The Bronze Cow|url=http://chicagopublicart.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-bronze-cow.html|publisher=www.blogspot.com|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=April 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404031109/http://chicagopublicart.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-bronze-cow.html|url-status=live}}

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| image = Buckingham Fountain in Chicago at night.jpg

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| subject = Buckingham Fountain

| location = Grant Park

| date = {{Start date|1993|07|21}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Daniel Burnham

| type = Fountain

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| coordinates = {{coord|41.875792|-87.618944|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q158989

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| image = 20120929 Chicago Board of Trade Building top recrop.jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Statue of Ceres

| location = Chicago Board of Trade Building

| date = {{Start date|1930}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = John Storrs

| type = Sculpture

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| coordinates = {{coord|41.878056|-87.632222|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| image = 2004-09-07_1800x2400_chicago_picasso.jpg

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| subject = Chicago Picasso

| location = Daley Plaza

| date = {{Start date|1967}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Pablo Picasso

| type = Sculpture

| material = Steel

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|15|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.88361|-87.62997|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q5095736

| notes ={{cite web|last=Artner|first=Alan G.|title=Chicago's Picasso sculpture|date=December 19, 2007|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/chi-chicagodays-picasso-story-story.html|publisher=www.chicagotribune.com|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914072757/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/chi-chicagodays-picasso-story-story.html|url-status=live}}

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| subject = Cloud Gate

| location = Millennium Park

| date = {{Start date|2004}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Anish Kapoor

| type = Sculpture

| material = Stainless steel

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|13.4|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{Coord|41.882697|-87.623303|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q589099

| notes ={{cite web|title=Cloud Gate in Millennium Park|url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartcloudgateinmillenniumpark.html|publisher=www.cityofchicago.orgm|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=February 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217081049/http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartcloudgateinmillenniumpark.html|url-status=live}}

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| image = 20080517 Crown Fountain towers from overhead.jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Crown Fountain

| location = Millennium Park

| date = {{Start date|2004}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Jaume Plensa

| type = Fountain

| material = Granite and light-emitting diodes

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|15.2|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.88361|-87.62997|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q5095736

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| image =Flamingo Calder.jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Flamingo

| location = Federal Plaza

| date = {{Start date|1973}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Alexander Calder

| type = Sculpture

| material = Steel

| dimensions = Height: {{Convert|16.20|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.87881|-87.62967|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

| owner = General Services Administration

| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q3073296

| notes ={{cite web|url=http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=flamingo+calder|title=Search results for: flamingo calder, page 1 – Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution|website=collections.si.edu|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205442/http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=flamingo+calder|url-status=live}}

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| image = Fountain Of The Great Lakes.jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Fountain of the Great Lakes

| location = Art Institute of Chicago

| date = {{Start date|1913}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Lorado Taft

| type = Fountain

| material = Bronze

| dimensions = Height: {{Convert|670|cm|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.878778|-87.623361|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| wikidata = Q787883

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| image = Panorama_of_the_Fountain_of_Time.JPG

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| subject = Fountain of Time

| location = Washington Park

| date = {{Start date|1922}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Lorado Taft

| type = Sculpture

| material = Concrete

| dimensions = 7.3 m × 38.66 m × 7.16 m (24 ft × 126 ft 10 in × 23 ft 6 in)

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q2626263

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| image = Four Seasons Mosaic Chagall backside.JPG

| commonscat =

| subject = Four Seasons

| location = Chase Tower

| date = {{Start date|1974}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Marc Chagall

| type = Mosaic

| material = Glass

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|14.3|m|ft}} Width: {{convert|3|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.88361|-87.62997|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q5095736

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| subject = Gentlemen

| location = 330 North Wabash

| date = {{Start date|2015}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Ju Ming

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| dimensions =

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| coordinates = {{coord|41.888611|-87.627583 |type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| notes ={{cite web |first=Jyoti |last=Srivastava |url=http://www.publicartinchicago.com/chicago-river-north-bank-the-gentlemen-statues-by-ju-ming/ |title=Chicago River North Bank: The Gentlemen Statues – by Ju Ming |website=Public Art in Chicago |date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426223806/http://www.publicartinchicago.com/chicago-river-north-bank-the-gentlemen-statues-by-ju-ming/ |url-status=live }}

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| image = Leif Ericson Monument, Humboldt Park, Chicago, October 13, 1912 (NBY 743).jpg

| commonscat = Leif Erikson Monument

| subject = Statue of Leif Erikson

| location = Humboldt Park

| date = {{Start date|1901}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Sigvald Asbjørnsen

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| dimensions =

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.90675|-87.70157 |type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

| owner = Chicago Park District

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| image = Merchandise Mart - Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame.jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame

| location = Merchandise Mart Plaza

| date = {{Start date|1953}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Minna Harkavy, Milton Horn, Lewis Iselin, Henry Rox, Charles Umlauf

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| dimensions =

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| coordinates = {{Coord|41.887862|-87.635315|region:US_type:landmark}}

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| notes ={{cite web |author=Jyoti |date=November 14, 2007 |url=http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2007/11/merchandise-mart-hall-of-fame.html |title=Chicago Riverwalk: Merchandise Mart Hall of Fame – by Various Artists |website=Public Art in Chicago |access-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427000604/http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2007/11/merchandise-mart-hall-of-fame.html |url-status=live }}

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| subject = Statue of Michael Jordan

| location = United Center

| date = {{Start date|1994}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Omri Amrany, Julie Rotblatt-Amrany

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze, Granite

| dimensions = Height: {{Convert|3.7|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41|52|51|N|87|40|23|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| subject = Miró's Chicago

| location = Brunswick Plaza

| date = {{Start date|1981}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Joan Miró

| type = Sculpture

| material = steel, wire mesh, concrete, bronze, and ceramic tile

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|12|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.883063|-87.630350|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q3054192

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| image =Monument with Standing Beast, James R. Thompson Center, Chicago, Illinois (9179429211).jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Monument with Standing Beast

| location = James R. Thompson Center

| date = {{Start date|1984}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Jean Dubuffet

| type = Sculpture

| material = Fiberglass

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|8.8|m|ft}}

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.8851112|-87.6309716|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

| owner =

| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q6906917

| notes ={{cite web|title=Jean Dubuffet's Monument with Standing Beast|url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartjeandubuffetsmonumentwithstandingbeast.html|publisher=www.cityofchicago.orgm|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912131707/http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartjeandubuffetsmonumentwithstandingbeast.html|url-status=live}}

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| commonscat = Muddy Waters Mural

| subject = Muddy Waters Mural

| location = 17 N. State St., Chicago, IL

| date = May 2016

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Eduardo Kobra

| type = Mural

| material = Paint on brick

| dimensions = Height: 9 stories

| designation =

| coordinates = {{coord|41.8827005|-87.6299666|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

| owner =

| show_wikidata= no

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| notes ={{cite web|title=Tribute to Muddy Waters|url=https://loopchicago.com/listings/tribute-to-muddy-waters|publisher=www.loopchicago.com|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=April 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404031110/https://loopchicago.com/listings/tribute-to-muddy-waters|url-status=live}}

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| image = Richard J Oglesby.JPG

| commonscat = Richard Oglesby Monument

| subject = Statue of Richard J. Oglesby

| location = Lincoln Park

| date = {{Start date|1919}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Leonard Crunelle

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze, Granite

| dimensions =

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| owner = Chicago Park District

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| image = William McKinley Monument, McKinley Park, Chicago, early 20th century (NBY 717).jpg

| commonscat = Statue of William McKinley (Chicago)

| subject = Statue of William McKinley

| location = McKinley Park

| date = {{Start date|1905}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Charles Mulligan

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze, Granite

| dimensions =

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| owner = Chicago Park District

| show_wikidata = no

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| subject = Transit

| location = CTA Headquarters

| date = 2004

| show_artist= yes

| artist = John Bannon

| type = Sculpture

| material = Neon tubes

| dimensions =

| designation =

| coordinates ={{coord|41.8855448|-87.6473907|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

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| image = Ulysses S. Grant Monument, Lincoln Park (35488257810).jpg

| commonscat = Ulysses S. Grant Monument (Lincoln Park)

| subject = Ulysses S. Grant Monument

| location = Lincoln Park

| date = {{start date|1891|10|7}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Louis Rebisso

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| dimensions = Height: {{convert|60|ft|9|in|m}}

| designation =

| coordinates =

| owner = Chicago Park District

| show_wikidata= yes

| wikidata = Q105212512

| notes = {{cite web |title=THE CHICAGO PUBLIC ART GUIDE |url=https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dca/Public%20Art/publicartguide1.pdf |access-date=29 July 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725173949/https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dca/Public%20Art/publicartguide1.pdf |url-status=live }}

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| image = Viet Vets Memorial.jpg

| commonscat =

| subject = Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Chicago)

| location = {{Coord|41.88706| -87.62714|type:landmark_region:US-IL}}

| date = {{start date|2005|11|11}}

| show_artist= yes

| artist = Gary Tillery

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| dimensions = Width: 16 Feet