Steel Reborn
Artist | Charles Toman |
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Year | 1965 |
Type | welded steel |
Dimensions | 1,100 cm (420 in) |
Location | Miller Compressing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
43°1′31.722″N 87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°WCoordinates: 43°1′31.722″N 87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°W | |
Owner | Miller Compressing Company |
Steel Reborn is a public art work by American artist Charles Toman, located in front of the Miller Compressing Company on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The abstract artwork is a three-ton welded steel ball placed atop a 35-foot base.[2] It is located at 1640 West Bruce Street.
The work was commissioned by Miller Compressing to demonstrate the value of recycling. The artist selected the materials and fabricated the piece on site.[3]
References
- ↑ "Steel Reborn (sculpture).". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.
- ↑ Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.
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