Sculpture Milwaukee: Legacy and Commissions

Explore the works that have been purchased and remain in Wisconsin, and works commissioned by Sculpture Milwaukee.

By Sculpture Milwaukee

Untitled (looking East) (2017) by Michelle GrabnerSculpture Milwaukee

Legacy Collection + Commission

"Untitled" by Wisconsin artist Michelle Grabner, can be seen along the Milwaukee River Walk in the Historic Third Ward at Buffalo Street. It was commissioned for the Sculpture Milwaukee 2017 Exhibition.

Untitled (2017) by Michelle GrabnerSculpture Milwaukee

Legend of the White Snake (night) (2010) by Jason S. YiSculpture Milwaukee

Legacy Collection + Commission

Milwaukee based artist, Jason Yi.'s Legend of the White Snake(2010), was reiterated for the Sculpture Milwaukee 2017 Exhibition. The work is on permanent display outside the Museum of Wisconsin Art.

Legend of the White Snake (day) (2010) by Jason S. YiSculpture Milwaukee

BAM (Seated Warrior) (2017) by Sanford BiggersSculpture Milwaukee

Legacy Collection

Sanford Bigger's BAM (Seated Warrior) was apart of Sculpture Milwaukee's 2019 exhibition. It is on permanent display at America's Black Holocaust Museum, 401 W North Ave.

BAM (Seated Warrior) (2017) by Sanford BiggersSculpture Milwaukee

Pensive (2013) by Radcliffe BaileySculpture Milwaukee

Legacy Collection

Radcliffe Bailey's Pensive was apart of Sculpture Milwaukee's 2019 exhibition and is on permanent display in downtown Milwaukee at the BMO Tower, 790 N. Water St.

Pensive (detail) (2013) by Radcliffe BaileySculpture Milwaukee

Mood Sculpture (2017) by Tony TassetSculpture Milwaukee

Commission

Midwest artist, Tony Tasset's Mood Sculpture was fabricated in Sparta, Wisconsin by FAST Corporation for the inaugural Sculpture Milwaukee exhibition in 2017.

Shoreline Repast (looking East) (2017) by Paul DrueckeSculpture Milwaukee

Commission

Wisconsin artist, Paul Druecke's Shorline Repast was commissioned for Sculpture Milwaukee 2017. The site-specific piece refers to Milwaukee historical signs and Lake Michigan just beyond.

Shoreline Repast (looking West) (2017) by Paul DrueckeSculpture Milwaukee

Skew (looking southwest) (2018) by Shana McCaw & Brent BudsbergSculpture Milwaukee

Commission

Wisconsin artists Shana McCaw & Brent Budsberg's Skew was commissioned for the Sculpture Milwaukee's 2018 Exhibition.

Skew (looking northeast) (2018) by Shana McCaw & Brent BudsbergSculpture Milwaukee

Gild the Lily (Caribbean Hybrid I, II, III) (2019) by Carlos RolonSculpture Milwaukee

Commission

Carlos Rolón's Gild the Lily (Caribbean Hybrid I, II, III) was commissioned for Sculpture Milwaukee 2019 and is on view until Fall 2020.

Gild the Lily (Caribbean Hybrid I, II, III) (inside, looking north) (2019) by Carlos RolonSculpture Milwaukee

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For more works in our Legacy Collection from Robert Indiana, Deborah Butterfield and Tony Cragg visit us at sculpturemilwaukee.com/legacy-collection

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