CHICAGO (CBS) --One of Chicago's most famous residents is celebrating its birthday. The Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza turns 56 Tuesday. The 50-foot-tall local icon was dedicated on Aug. 15, 1967.

sunny skies shone down on Daley Plaza on Tuesday as Chicago celebrated the 50th anniversary of the iconic Picasso sculpture in the heart of the Loop. A gift from artist Pablo Picasso in 1967 ...

Chicago is marking the 1967 unveiling of the Pablo Picasso sculpture with events like films and lectures throughout August, including music performances Tuesday at Daley Plaza where it stands.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's iconic Picasso sculpture turns 50 this month. On Tuesday, a celebration led by Mayor Rahm Emanuel was held at noon at Daley Plaza. Mayor Emanuel has designated 2017 as ...

Morning Shift talks to Patricia Stratton, author of The Chicago Picasso ... the long faced Picasso statue at Daley Plaza is one of the world’s most famous pieces of public art.

Chicago’s Picasso, a 162-ton steel sculpture hovering 50 feet over Daley Plaza, has been slowly turning ... Mike Royko thought the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso captured Chicago’s essence.

Chicago’s iconic (truly iconic) Picasso-designed sculpture that anchors Daley Plaza in The Loop celebrates ... at the Picasso’s dedication in 1967. Pablo Picasso, the Spanish artist who ...

In 1967, Mayor Richard Daley unveiled Pablo Picasso’s 162 ... After the metal sculpture was unveiled at the Chicago Civic Center in 1967, now Daley Plaza, the wooden model was nearly forgotten ...

and Nathan Mason of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs.| Courtesy of Herbert Migdoll Share From the very moment Picasso’s massive sculpture for Daley Plaza was dedicated on Aug. 15 ...

From the once-controversial Pablo Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza to Anish Kapoor’s massive Cloud Gate (better known as “The Bean”) in Millennium Park, Chicago’s downtown is a world ...

sculpture that has stood sentry in Daley Plaza since 1967 ... That price range isn't unheard of—another Picasso sculpture went for $29.1 million in 2007.

CHICAGO — To experience Pablo Picasso’s effect on Chicago, walk around his gift at Daley Plaza. The 162-ton, 50-foot public art installation illustrates the boldness that was typical of ...