Laureate (Lipton)

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Laureate (Lipton)
Artist Seymour Lipton
Year1969
Typenickel-coated, welded sheet metal
Dimensions380 cm× 170 cm(150 in× 68 in)
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°02′33.8″N87°54′45.0″W / 43.042722°N 87.912500°W / 43.042722; -87.912500
OwnerMilwaukee Riverwalk

Laureate is a public art work by American artist Seymour Lipton, located on the Riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The abstract artwork was commissioned by the Allen-Bradley Company in memory of Harry Lynde Bradley and as an enhancement for the newly constructed Performing Arts Center. [2] It is located on the east bank of the Milwaukee River at 929 North Water Street.

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References

  1. "Laureate (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  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.