Helene S.
9/8/2019
Miró's Chicago was initially commissioned but not completed due to the cost. Ten years later, Jane Byrne, the first female mayor of Chicago, was able to raise the funds to complete the sculpture....
Miro Statue
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69 W Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602
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Tank G.
9/7/2024
This statue is kind of tucked away between the Cook County Administration Building and the Chicago Temple Building in the Brunswick Plaza. There is metered street parking and commercial parking...
Curt C.
3/14/2019
The Fork! This is a cool statue made by Joan Miro is a cool monument, directly across from the Picasso in Dealy Plaza. This statue was originally called The Sun, The Moon, and One Star. It sits...
Thomas G.
10/9/2018
I initially spotted Miro's Chicago sculpture while cycling towards DuSable Harbor one early morning. I thought that it looked very beautiful with the lighting flashing on it, which prompted me to...
Patrick K.
5/24/2019
Wow what a fork this is! We use forks every single day but we never take time to think about forks. I am glad we made a statue in honor of forks and i wake up every single day and look out my...
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