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Photographer: Records of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Taken: August 15, 1967
Caption: Chicago’s Picasso awaits its unveiling
Additional Description: A photo of the Picasso sculpture hours before its official unveiling in 1967. This photo was a document in the filing for a court case, The Letter Edged in Black Press, Inc. v. Public Building Commission of Chicago, which ultimately found that the sculpture was free and open to the public, and the city of Chicago did not hold its copyright.
Submitted: February 29, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
Database Locator Identification Number: p776602
File Size: 0.949 Megabytes

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