A WALKING TOUR OF CHICAGO OUTDOOR ART
SEEING THE OUTDOOR ART OF CHICAGO, at least the ten works described in Starting with Picasso, is simple and takes a short time. Your tour begins at the Cultural Center, at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. Before starting your tour, visit the gift shop inside to purchase a copy of Loop Sculpture Guide. Next to having your own docent, it is the best way to learn about Chicago's Outdoor Art.
To reach The Picasso, walk three blocks west on Randolph Street past the famous Marshall Field's clock (itself a work of outdoor art) and turn left on Dearborn Street one block toward Van Buren Street. The Picasso is impossible to miss. While standing in front of that statue, turn around. The Miró was behind you across Washington Street, tucked into a small alcove. Be careful crossing the street. Standing beside the Miró, look out the alcove and to the left. You can see the Dubuffet in front of the Thompson Center at the corner of Randolph and Clark Streets in the gap between City Hall and the Civic Center.
Take time to enter the Thompson Center to view the atrium lobby, then walk south three blocks on Clark to Monroe Street. The Bank One Plaza serves as site for the Chagall, which is actually closer to Dearborn Street. Walk another block south on Dearborn to reach the Calder. Don't forget to visit the Post Office lobby to see the sculpture's model. (Yes, you can touch it.)
The Art Institute of Chicago is three blocks east on Adams Street and across Michigan Avenue. Circle the block to view additional sculptures, and don't forget to go inside what is one of the world's greatest art museums before heading home. If you drive, the underground garage at Monroe and Michigan or the above-ground garage to the east are convenient parking options at prices less than you'll pay within the Loop.
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Rose Higdon leads a walking tour of Chicago
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Copyright 2002 by Hal Higdon