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[dixiesquare]

yes ,you can take pictures inside , i asked , sorry about the lighting it is not very bright in there as it is , and with all the marble and stuff it just ate up the flash .

thre is no room 1105 nor a hallway to the left . the hallways lead to dead ends , no elevators.

looking south on clark towards city hall
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00001-11.jpg
the horable richard j daley plaza, thats where they have that picasso thing , yep
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00004-15.jpg
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http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00007-16.jpg
and one of the back
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00003-12.jpg
across the plaza looking at city hall /county building
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00009-12.jpg
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the carvings on the wall
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http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00013-8.jpg
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the bluesmobile final resting spot
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00015-10.jpg
inside city hall/county building , from the doors looking towards the inside
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00016-9.jpg
county building directory , no room 1105
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http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00019-7.jpg
down one of the hallways
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00020-8.jpg
a couple of the stair ways they passed by.
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http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00022-8.jpg
the city hall building directory
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u108/bluesbrotherspics/DSC00023-8.jpg

[Steam McQueen]

Y'know, I've never really taken a good look at the Picasso.



What exactly is it supposed to be? Are those wings? Choice pics, dixiesquare!

[Chic_Lady]

Great pics! I definitely need to take a trip there someday.

[Jo_Pierce]

Chicago is a great city! Not only for the BBs... but that sure does help!

[bluesharp]

Fantastic photos as always dixie,you never disappoint!!

[Mr-Man]

Steam McQueen said:

Y'know, I've never really taken a good look at the Picasso.



What exactly is it supposed to be? Are those wings? Choice pics, dixiesquare!

Ya know, I've seen a lot of Picasso's work as there are three rooms of them in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

Although I am neither an artist nor art critic, when viewing Picasso's later work against his earlier stuff I have reached the conclusion that at some point he must have said to himself:

" Hey... I'm Picasso! I can put anything on a canvas or make the most bizarre sculpture and people will say it's great art... simply because I'm Picasso!!"

True: Picasso used to get a lot of stuff for free. Whenever Pablo Picasso would buy anything he would always write a check... which most people never cashed because they wanted his autograph!

[bluesharp]

Mr-Man said:

True: Picasso used to get a lot of stuff for free. Whenever Pablo Picasso would buy anything he would always write a check... which most people never cashed because they wanted his autograph!

Never knew that Mr man,cheers for the info!!

[Steam McQueen]

Mr-Man said:

" Hey... I'm Picasso! I can put anything on a canvas or make the most bizarre sculpture and people will say it's great art... simply because I'm Picasso!!"

Hahaa, that's great Mr-Man!:D There's a guy we saw play a few times in the 80's - Jonathan Richman. Talented and very funny. He has a song called, Pablo Picasso Was Never Called an A*****e. Sample lyric ...

Well some people try to pick up girls
And get called a******s
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So Pablo Picasso was never called an a*****e

Here's a well edited vid with the tune played over some of Picasso's work.



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[Bismo]

Steam McQueen said:

Y'know, I've never really taken a good look at the Picasso. ... What exactly is it supposed to be? Are those wings? Choice pics, dixiesquare!

I wouldn't swear to it but I believe I heard once that it was some stylized animal, a cow or some such....

[dixiesquare]

rumor has it it is supposed to be a woman , or what ever you want it to be , this year marks the 40th an of it being here . i dont care what it is supposed to be , i love it , whenever you see it , it just says chicago ...

[dixiesquare]

dixiesquare said:

rumor has it it is supposed to be a woman , or what ever you want it to be , this year marks the 40th an of it being here . i dont care what it is supposed to be , i love it , whenever you see it , it just says chicago ...

and if your wondering what the construction was for , they were dismanteling the stand for the citys christmas tree.

[Scott]

I wonder if there is a plaque around there somewhere that explains what it's supposed to be?

[Steam McQueen]

Scott said:

I wonder if there is a plaque around there somewhere that explains what it's supposed to be?

Lo and behold, there's a wiki entry for the sculpture. Apparently Picasso never said what it was. There is a copper maquette (small model) that says "Tête de Baboon." Baboon Head. I think that's just someones personal take on it. I guess it truly is whatever you want it to be. I'll go with dixiesquare, it quite simply says, Chicago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Picasso

[Steam McQueen]

The Picasso from space ...

http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.883614,-87.62998&spn=0.000311,0.000603&t=k&z=20&om=0

[bbcentral]

If anyone has the "Best of Jon Lovitz" SNL DVD, he does a fantastic sketch where he plays Picasso sitting at a restaurant. He doesn't have any money so he starts handing out terrible artwork to pay for his meal, all signed "Picasso".
And everyone thanks him for it.

[SolomanDHBlues]

bbcentral said:

If anyone has the "Best of Jon Lovitz" SNL DVD, he does a fantastic sketch where he plays Picasso sitting at a restaurant. He doesn't have any money so he starts handing out terrible artwork to pay for his meal, all signed "Picasso".
And everyone thanks him for it.

That reminds me of a time I was working a convention and one of my friends had books he'd written for $30. A TV Actor named Richard (something, I have no clue who he is) came over, thumbed through the book, dropped down an autographed photo of himself, took the book (without asking if this was a fair trade) and left. The picture wasn't even in color! HA HA!

Boy, my buddy got gypped that day for sure.

[Steam McQueen]

So, you steal a couple of Picasso's worth $4.5 million, then what? What the heck are ya gonna do with them? I kinda doubt we'll see them on eBay.:o

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jg1XnRJDo6aBkzpTVNoXf6f512Nw

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[Jo_Pierce]

LOL! No, Steam. I doubt it. Now, if anyone were to steal that Picasso in the plaza and have the ability to transport it without anyone seeing, well, I'd be impressed. Furious, but impressed.

I have to say stolen art and artifacts show up on ebay ALL THE TIME. Makes me sick. Just cause it's only $10 doesn't mean it's still not a crime. For anyone interested in art crime, visit this site.

Also, remember, the guys who deal in million dollar paintings don't have to go through ebay. They operate on different levels that cross international boundaries. They are above the law, often quite literally, and have dealers out there working for them.

Sorry to ride the tanget express. Toot toot! Very touchy subject for me. :mad: PM me if you want to ride the tangent any more....