Zerogee II, (sculpture).

Zerogee II, (sculpture).

Granlund, Paul Theodore, 1925-2003, sculptor.

Zerogee II, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1983.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

The sculpture depicts a nude male and a nude female figure dancing and tossing a baby up in the air. The sculpture is mounted on a short square base surrounded by plantings.

Homage -- Gundersen, Helga I.

Ethnic -- Norwegian

Figure group -- Family -- Nude

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley

Administered by University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Foundation, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Located Norskedalen, Helga Gundersen Arboretum, Coon Valley, Wisconsin

A nearby plaque reads: "Zerogee", created by Paul T. Granlund dedicated to Helga I. Gundersen, December 12, 1867 - August 22, 1951 She came to La Crosse from Solor Norway in 1893 as wife of a pioneer surgeon to become the mother of 8 children she loved her native country and became a dedicated american -In memory of my mother by Her son Alf H. Gundersen 1983. The sculpture's title, "Zerogee," is a takeoff on "zero gravity," the physicist's term for weightlessness. IAS files contain a related article from the La Crosse Tribune (Wisconsin) from early fall, 1983, pg. 2B and 2H.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.

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