Bean there, done that

COLOR SPLASH A John Henry sculpture titled Arris beautifies the ho-hum intersection of Cermak Road and Calumet Avenue.

Photo: Juhyun Baik

Arris, 1975 (Cermak Rd and Calumet Ave)
John Henry’s bright yellow sculpture (pictured, above) lights up a dreary corner. Formerly installed a few blocks away on Indiana Avenue, the assemblage of aluminum beams was moved during McCormick Place’s expansion. The block of Calumet Avenue where Arris sits is called John Henry Way; Henry is the first artist to have a street named after him in Chicago.

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