Epicenter (sculpture)

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Epicenter
Artist Ernest Carl Shaw
Year 1976
Type steel
Dimensions 300 cm× 140 cm× 76 cm(120 in× 57 in× 30 in)
Location Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owner Bradley Family Foundation

Epicenter is a public art work by artist Ernest Carl Shaw located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The sculpture is an abstract form made of several steel bars set at angles; it is rust-colored and installed on the lawn. [2]

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References

  1. Bradley Family Foundation (2012). "Epicenter I (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. "Epicenter". Collection. Lynden Sculpture Garden. Retrieved 10 January 2013.