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Artist | Gustav Bohland |
Year | 1952 |
Type | bronze |
Dimensions | 150 cm(60 in) |
Location | Froedtert Malting Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
43°0′18.054″N87°57′42.926″W / 43.00501500°N 87.96192389°W |
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