The Sower (Bohland) Explained

The Sower
Artist:Gustav Bohland
Year:1952
Type:bronze
Height Imperial:60
Imperial Unit:in
Metric Unit:cm
City:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Museum:Froedtert Malting Company
Coordinates:43.005°N -87.962°W
Mapframe:yes

The Sower is a public art work by artist Gustav Bohland, located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The bronze sculpture depicts an agricultural worker dressed in overalls and carrying a seed bag. The figure's shirt sleeves are rolled up past his elbows and the wide brim of a hat shades his face. His shirt collar is open. One hand holds the seed bag against his hip, and the other hand is cupped and extended in a gesture of scattering seeds. His boots rest on a small round base mounted on a circular flagstone pedestal.[2] The artwork is located at the former corporate headquarters of Froedtert Malting Company which is now the US headquarters for MaltEurop.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sower, (sculpture). Art Inventories Catalog-SIRIS. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 14 February 2013.
  2. Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison. p. 105-107.