Steel Reborn

Steel Reborn
Artist Charles Toman
Year 1965
Type welded steel
Dimensions 1,100 cm (420 in)
Location Miller Compressing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°1′31.722″N 87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°W / 43.02547833; -87.93503861Coordinates: 43°1′31.722″N 87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°W / 43.02547833; -87.93503861
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

  1. "Steel Reborn (sculpture).". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.
  3. 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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