Axeltree

Axeltree
Artist	Alexander Liberman
Year	1967
Medium	Steel
Movement	Abstract
Dimensions	190 cm× 370 cm× 280 cm(74 in× 144 in× 110 in)
Location	Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°10′33.4″N87°56′16.4″W / 43.175944°N 87.937889°W / 43.175944; -87.937889
Owner	Bradley Family Foundation
Website	https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/collection/axeltree

Axeltree is a public art work by Russian-American artist Alexander Liberman located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ^[1] The sculpture is an abstract form; it is installed on the lawn. ^[2]

Description

Axeltree is a steel sculpture painted red-orange. The statue is 84 in x 144 in x 110 in. ^[1]

The sculpture is made up of a large flat disk on its side connected to a wide tube base. A smaller concave disk is set perpendicular to the larger disk and is connected to the base by a narrow, curved tube. A jagged tube protrudes from the tube that connects the smaller disk and extends to the other side of the base. ^[2]

See also

• Argo
• Orbits
• Ritual II

References

1. Bradley Family Foundation (2012). "Axeltree (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
2. "Axeltree". Lynden Sculpture Garden. Lynden Sculpture Garden. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2012.