the chicago picasso was controversial because of its great cost to the city
Chicago Picasso The sculpture was initially met with controversy.[9] Before the Picasso sculpture, public sculptural artwork in Chicago was mainly of historical figures.[3] One derisive Chicago City Council alderman, John Hoellen, immediately proposed replacing it with a statue of Ernie Banks,[10] and Chicago publicist and science fiction writer Algis Budrys erected a giant pickle on the proposed site.[11] There was speculation on the subject, which has ranged from a bird, or aardvark to Picasso's pet Afghan Hound, a baboon head,[12] or the Egyptian deity Anubis.[13]