Statue of Irv Kupcinet

Statue of Irv Kupcinet
The statue in 2015
Artist	Preston Jackson
Year	2006 (2006)
Medium	Bronze sculpture
Subject	Irv Kupcinet
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates	41°53′16″N87°37′34″W / 41.887689°N 87.626219°W / 41.887689; -87.626219

The Irv Kupcinet statue is an outdoor bronze statue in Chicago that depicts Irv Kupcinet, the Chicago newspaper columnist and radio and TV personality.

It was designed by Preston Jackson and unveiled in 2006 on a sidewalk next to Wacker Drive near Wabash Avenue and above the Chicago Riverwalk. ^{[1] [2]} A plaque on the base of the statue includes a quote from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. ^[1]

The statue is across the Chicago River from the former headquarters of the Chicago Sun-Times, where Kupcinet was a long-time columnist. That building was torn down in 2004. The statue was restored in the late 2010s. ^{[3] [4]} The nearby Wabash Avenue bridge over the Chicago River is also dedicated to Kupcinet.

Plaque for the sculpture

See also

• Chicago portal
• Visual arts portal

• 2006 in art
• List of public art in Chicago

References

1. "Irv Kupcinet Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
2. "Columnist Irv Kupcinet remembered with statue dedication | OffBeat with Phil Potempa". Nwitimes.com. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
3. "Statue of legendary columnist Irv Kupcinet missing - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2014-04-18. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
4. "Irv Kupcinet statue returns after repairs". Abc7chicago.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.