Fairies Candles

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Fairies Candles
Artist	Marina Lee
Year	2005
Type	bronze
Location	Kilbourn-Kadish Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owner	COA Youth & Family Centers

Fairies Candles is a public art work by artist Marina Lee. It was installed in Kilbourn-Kadish Park on a bluff overlooking the Milwaukee River near downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2005.^[1]

Description

Fairies Candles consists of three tentacle-like forms that rise from the hillside. Each form tapers vertically from a wide base, snaking skyward. The elements are set on small circular concrete bases. Near the top of each tentacle, small lighting elements are affixed with bulbs directed downward. According to the artist, the woodland black cohosh plant, sometimes known as a fairy candle, inspired the form of the sculpture.^[1]

Location

The site was created as part of the City of Milwaukee's renovations of Kilbourn Park and COA's creation of Alice Bertschy Kadish Park on the bluff below. The hillside features a prairie, amphitheatre, soccer field, bicycle path and scenic overlook.^[2]

Funding

The sculpture was funded as a community art project during the construction of the amphitheatre with a grant from the Mary Nohl Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.^[3]

References

1 2 "Fairies Candles". Marina Lee Artist Website. Marina Lee. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
↑ Scherwenka, Jean (August 2007). "A Million-Dollar View, and Free Music, Too!". Riverwest Currents. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
↑ "Kilbourn-Kadish Park Committee". Riverwest Currents. November 2004. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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