Untitled (Patel)

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Untitled
Artist Narendra Patel
Year 1992
Type steel, concrete, brick
Dimensions 300 cm× 150 cm× 150 cm(120 in× 60 in× 60 in)
Location Sixth District Police Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°59′27″N87°56′52″W / 42.990878°N 87.947883°W / 42.990878; -87.947883 Coordinates: 42°59′27″N87°56′52″W / 42.990878°N 87.947883°W / 42.990878; -87.947883
Owner City of Milwaukee

Untitled is a public art work by sculptor Narendra Patel, located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A circular base of concrete and bricks supports a triangular steel abstract sculpture painted in the primary colors of yellow, red and blue. The center of the sculpture is cut through to create a circular form of negative space. The sculpture is sited directly in front of the rounded facade of the Sixth District Police Station. [1]

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  1. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Milwaukee Survey (1994). "Untitled (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 February 2013.