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Flanary, Peter,
Engberg Anderson, Inc.,
Abstract
Allegory -- Place
Boulder
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Bay View
Sculpture
Bay View Library Works, (sculpture).
Artist:
Flanary, Peter, 1956- , sculptor.
Engberg Anderson, Inc., architectural firm.
Title:
Bay View Library Works, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bay View Series, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993. Dedicated Oct. 23, 1993.
Digital Reference:
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 68 x 77 x 28 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 62 in. x 33 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A six ton chunk of taconite iron ore set on concrete foundation, with nearby tree. Rock is gray and black in color. Rock has a 20 inch hole through the center. Shape is irregular. Three other granite rocks are located on the library site. All rocks have words carved into them. The center rock relates the derivation of iron ore: the three surrounding rocks have text relating to the type of tree (Aspen, Willow, Catulpa) located next to them.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Place -- Milwaukee
Object Type:
Boulder
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Bay View
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Milwaukee, Library Board, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
Located Bay View Library, 2566 Kinnickinnic Avenue, Bay View, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The library was designed by Engberg Anderson Inc. of Milwaukee. Wisconsin artist Peter Flanary created a large mosaic of inlaid linoleum for the interior lobby and the garden sculpture outdoors, and outside combined native trees with inscribed boulders at each end of the building. The exterior piece includes one boulder from the Mesabi Range -- its high iron content related to the historic steel mill that once dominated Bay View. The sculptor refers to the total as: Bay View Series. The sculptures cost approximately $20,000 and were funded through the percent for art building program. IAS files contain transcription of inscribed text on boulders and related readings from the Milwaukee Sentinel, dated Oct. 25, 1993, and the "Reader," Oct. 1993, Vol. 51, no. 9.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
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 WI000019
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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