Steel Reborn

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Steel Reborn
TomanSteelReborn1965.jpg
ArtistCharles Toman
Year1965
Typewelded steel
Dimensions1,100 cm(420 in)
LocationMiller Compressing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°1′31.722″N87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°W / 43.02547833; -87.93503861 Coordinates: 43°1′31.722″N87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°W / 43.02547833; -87.93503861
OwnerMiller Compressing Company

Steel Reborn is a public art work by American artist Charles Toman, located in front of the Miller Compressing Company on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The abstract artwork is a three-ton welded steel ball placed atop a 35-foot base. [2] It is located at 1640 W Bruce St.

The work was commissioned by Miller Compressing to demonstrate the value of recycling. The artist selected the materials and fabricated the piece on site, [2] which was originally on Jones Island. It was moved to its current location on W Bruce St at a later date.

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References

  1. "Steel Reborn (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.