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Alexander Calder's Flamingo Sculpture
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The Loop, Chicago
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Scott KleinbergJanuary 24, 2016Chicago is filled with beautiful art and sculptures. And this is one not to miss.
ChicagoistApril 16, 2015Alexander Calder’s Flamingo rises up amongst the stark Bauhaus-style buildings surrounding it; an explosion of red that makes it feel like a stranger in a strange land. Read more
Jared HatchFebruary 22, 2011The color is called "Calder Red" and was painted so to stand out from the "Mies Black" buildings that stand tall all around the plaza. Read more
Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010Other famous outdoor sculptures visible in this scene are Picasso's Untitled sculpture in Daley Plaza (Washington & Dearborn) and Chagall's Four Seasons mosaic (10 S. Dearborn St., Chase Tower). Read more- Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010The three International style federal buildings that form a plaza around Calder's Flamingo were designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe. Read more
- Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010The Von Steuben Day Parade happens every Sept in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. There you can visit the Chicago Brauhaus (4732 N. Lincoln Ave.), where it's Oktoberfest year-round. Read more
- Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010Want to explore more German-American Culture in Chicago? Hop on a Brown Line train in the Loop and travel to Western Avenue to explore Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood. Read more
H BFebruary 10, 2012Cameron and Sloan are seen standing in front of Alexander Calder’s Flamingo sculpture.- Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010Von Steuben Day celebrates Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who came to this country as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washington, and German-American Culture. Read more
- Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010In Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ferris joins the German-American Von Steuben Day Parade on Dearborn near Madison, where he lip-syncs to "Danke Schoen" and The Beatles' "Twist and Shout". Read more
- Explore ChicagoJanuary 29, 2010In "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986), Cameron and Sloan are seen standing in front of Alexander Calder's Flamingo sculpture. Read more
Una gran escultura que entiende el espacio urbano en una de las mejores plazas del siglo XX.- El espacio. El color rojo con fondo negro de Mies
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Alexander Calder's Flamingo Sculpture
230 S Dearborn St (at W Adams St)
Chicago, IL 60604
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Chicago, IL 60604
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"Chicago is an amazing city of outdoor public art Picasso, Calder and this amazing Chagall. Great to visit especially as we celebrate the arrival of spring."
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"Chicago has great public art by artists with international reputations. This is one example of about a dozen sculptures outdoors in the loop."
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