User:Hdulde/drafts-Three Bronze Discs
Three Bronze Discs | |
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File:Three Bronze Discs-James Wines.jpg | |
Artist | James Wines |
Year | 1967 |
Type | Bronze Sculpture |
Dimensions | 300 cm × 240 cm (120 in × 96 in); 150 cm diameter (60 in) |
Location | Milwaukee |
43°04′38″N 87°52′49″W / 43.077169°N 87.880285°W | |
Owner | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee |
Three Bronze Discs, is a public artwork by
Historical information
Three Bronze Discs was created at the
James Wines sculpture (titled Three Bronze Discs) mixes and matches suggestions of the organic and the mechanical, the human and the human-made. It's a work not likely to incite the animosity of coming generations. One of the reasons for the rise of "abstract" monuments in the 1960s is their ability to avoid controversial social issues. At a time of racial strife, civil unrest, anti war protest, etc. committees can avoid the problems of representing specific people or specific events or specific statements by erecting monuments with indefinite reference. Cite error: The <ref>
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Location history
When the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was formed in 1956 from the Wisconsin State College-Milwaukee and the Extension Division downtown, there were only two academic units: the College of Letters and Science and the School of Education. The Kenwood Library (now Mellencamp Hall) continued to serve the school for a time, but as the growth of the university accelerated, it became apparent the Kenwood Library would be too small for the anticipated number of holdings. Construction began in 1967 on the first stage of a modular library building planned to provide for future growth. After additions in 1974 and 1987, the original size of the library doubled. [1]
Artist
A native of
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Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis Category:Culture of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Category:Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee Category:Outdoor sculptures in Wisconsin