Connect (sculpture)
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Artist | |
Year | 2005 |
Type | bronze |
Dimensions | 150 cm × 97 cm × 97 cm (60 in × 38 in × 38 in) |
Location | Riverside Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
43°4′8.572″N 87°53′17.781″W / 43.06904778°N 87.88827250°WCoordinates: 43°4′8.572″N 87°53′17.781″W / 43.06904778°N 87.88827250°W | |
Owner | Urban Ecology Center |
Connect is a public art work by artist Jeremy Wolf. It is installed in Riverside Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
Description[]
Connect is an anthropomorphic bronze sculpture depicting a life-sized raccoon holding a fish with its two hands. One of its back feet is raised. While the animal's fur, tail and head closely mimic a raccoon's actual features, its feet, forearms and hands have a human quality. The base on which the raccoon sits is embossed with woodland imagery like trees, insects and a salamander.
Commission process[]
Connect was selected by a committee assembled by the Urban Ecology Center.[2] Four artists—Susan Falkman, Peter Flanary, Richard Taylor and Jeremy Wolf—presented their concepts and fielded questions at an open meeting held at Riverside University High School in November 2003.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Riverside Park Unique Features". Urban Ecology Center Website. Urban Ecology Center. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Lawson, Mark (January 2004). "Sculptors Commissioned to Create Public Art at Riverside Park". Riverwest Currents. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Lawson, Mark (November 2003). "New Public Art to be Chosen for Urban Ecology Center Expansion Project". Riverwest Currents. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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