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Lewandowski, Edmund D.,
Abstract
Ethnic -- Polish
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Fountain
Sculpture
The Spirit of Polonia, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lewandowski, Edmund D., 1914-1980, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of Polonia, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Solidarity, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1968. Dedicated May 7, 1969. Relocated 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel and brass; Pool: concrete.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 114 x 96 x 72 in.; Small ring: approx. 36 x 39 x 4 in.; Medium ring: approx. 66 x 66 x 12 in.; Large ring: approx. 96 x 96 x 8 in.; Pool: approx. 55 x 199 x 199 in.
Description:
Three stainless steel rings encircling a brass ball. The rings represent harmony, unity, and infinity. The brass sphere represents the earth.
Subject:
Abstract
Ethnic -- Polish
Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Located Clas Park, Between West Wells and North 9th and North 10th Streets, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Remarks:
Commissioned as part of the 15th anniversary of Polanki, Polish Women's Cultural Club of Milwaukee. Installed in Clas Park, across from the Courthouse, in 1969. Relocated to its present site in 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 74020015
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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