Connect (sculpture) explained

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Connect
Artist:Jeremy Wolf
Year:2005
Type:bronze
Height Imperial:60
Width Imperial:38
Length Imperial:38
Imperial Unit:in
Metric Unit:cm
City:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Museum:Riverside Park
Coordinates:43.069°N -87.8883°W
Owner:Urban Ecology Center

Connect is a public art work by artist Jeremy Wolf. It is installed in Riverside Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]

Description

Connect is an anthropomorphic bronze sculpture depicting a life-sized raccoon holding a fish with its two hands. One of its back feet is raised. While the animal's fur, tail and head closely mimic a raccoon's actual features, its feet, forearms and hands have a human quality. The base on which the raccoon sits is embossed with woodland imagery like trees, insects and a salamander.

Commission process

Connect was selected by a committee assembled by the Urban Ecology Center.[2] Four artists—Susan Falkman, Peter Flanary, Richard Taylor and Jeremy Wolf—presented their concepts and fielded questions at an open meeting held at Riverside University High School in November 2003.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riverside Park Unique Features. Urban Ecology Center Website. Urban Ecology Center. 29 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017005459/http://urbanecologycenter.org/about-us/riverside-park-unique-features.html. 17 October 2012. dead.
  2. News: Lawson. Mark. Sculptors Commissioned to Create Public Art at Riverside Park. 29 December 2012. Riverwest Currents. January 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110206180048/http://www.riverwestcurrents.org/2004/January/001290.html. 6 February 2011.
  3. News: Lawson. Mark. New Public Art to be Chosen for Urban Ecology Center Expansion Project. 29 December 2012. Riverwest Currents. November 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907000347/http://www.riverwestcurrents.org/2003/November/001128.html. 7 September 2008. dead.