Connect
ArtistJeremy Wolf
Year2005
Typebronze
Dimensions150 cm × 97 cm × 97 cm (60 in × 38 in × 38 in)
LocationRiverside Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°4′8.572″N 87°53′17.781″W / 43.06904778°N 87.88827250°W / 43.06904778; -87.88827250
OwnerUrban 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]

References

  1. "Riverside Park Unique Features". Urban Ecology Center Website. Urban Ecology Center. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. Lawson, Mark (January 2004). "Sculptors Commissioned to Create Public Art at Riverside Park". Riverwest Currents. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. Lawson, Mark (November 2003). "New Public Art to be Chosen for Urban Ecology Center Expansion Project". Riverwest Currents. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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