Dauntless Guardian | |
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Artist | Jeune Nowak Wussow |
Year | 1984 |
Type | bronze |
Dimensions | 300 cm(120 in) |
Location | 4141 W Mill Rd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
43°8′1.42″N87°57′53.343″W / 43.1337278°N 87.96481750°W | |
Owner | City of Milwaukee |
The Dauntless Guardian is a public art work by American artist Jeune Nowak Wussow, located on the northwest side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The bronze figurative sculpture depicts a child being rescued by a firefighter. It is located at 4141 West Mill Road at Milwaukee Fire Department Engine Company #9.
The firefighter is depicted wearing a uniform and helmet. He reaches up with both arms to lift a small child from a windowsill. The child grasps the windowsill with one hand and reaches toward the fireman with the other. [1]
Wussow was awarded the commission for Dauntless Guardian after competing unsuccessfully for a previous City of Milwaukee Percent for Art commission opportunity. According to the Milwaukee Journal , Alderman James Kondziella kept Wussow's maquette on his desk at City Hall following the first competition and recommended her when his district was building a new fire station. [2]
Wussow was inspired to create Dauntless Guardian after talking with firefighters about their jobs as she "went from one station house to another." [2]
The sculpture was dedicated on October 8, 1984.