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program, therefore two competitions were held by the
Milwaukee Arts Commission to choose a sculpture for the site. After the first competition's results were announced, the artists involved complained of changes in guidelines and favoritism. A second competition was thus held. David M. Wanner won the
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Milwaukee. He has worked in sculpture and design since 1968. Wanner founded Wanner Sculpture Studio in 1970 in Milwaukee, where he works with his son Jordan Wanner. The sculptor is inspired by his faith as well as the work of other artists. "The sculptural style of David and Jordan is rooted in
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is a life-size bronze sculpture consisting of three figures. A Caucasian policeman and an
African-American firefighter stand back-to-back holding a child wrapped in a blanket. The inscription on the southwest corner of the sculpture reads: WANNER 90. The inscription on the northwest corner reads:
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The three bronze figures were cast in thirteen pieces and then welded together. They were set on concrete foundations, which go 4 1/2 ft. underground. "Wanner wanted to subtly represent the fire fighter as a black minority- either a man or woman; however, the bronze casting by a local industrial
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the contemporary
European tradition of sculpture, as exemplified in the works of Meštrović, Bourdelli, Rodin, Barlach, Kolbe, Marcks, and others." He currently works on both private commissions and ecclesiastical sculptures.
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190 cm × 170 cm × 86 cm (74 in × 65 in × 34 in)
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sculpture depicts a police officer and a fire fighter both holding a rescued child.
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David M. Wanner was a
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Academy, which is in
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1671:Bench-Stone
1650:Round About
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1508:Orizzontale
1466:Salem No. 7
1431:Mo, Ni, Que
1299:Magic Grove
1257:Henry Bergh
413:Bronze Fonz
357:Wind Leaves
343:The Calling
165:Description
114: /
88:Coordinates
1787:Categories
1685:Knife Tree
1622:The Source
1607:The Lovers
1557:The Lovers
1522:Ursa Major
1237:Watertower
1223:The Reaper
1169:Ribbons VI
1101:Space Game
994:South Side
653:North Side
579:Peter John
215:References
70:Dimensions
1755:Pin Oak I
1727:Epicenter
1657:Lodgepole
1636:Unfolding
1586:Ritual II
1543:Double Up
1417:Sky Fence
1271:Chrysalis
1248:West Side
1216:The Sower
1003:Menomonee
920:Near Here
871:Milwaukee
857:Sentinels
808:Polyphony
785:East Side
565:City Yard
558:Ex Stasis
1713:Untitled
1678:Windfall
1572:Axeltree
1480:Ancestor
1452:Way Four
1320:Teamwork
1189:Untitled
683:On Watch
516:Laureate
320:Downtown
245:, SIRIS.
170:On Watch
143:American
138:On Watch
78:Location
29:On Watch
1629:Rainbow
1600:Olympus
1550:Upstart
1515:Embrace
1195:Quartet
1148:SOARING
976:Connect
927:Compass
892:Compass
878:Eclipse
746:Gear 23
718:Fishing
690:Pattern
551:Ruins X
441:Referee
145:artist
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1748:Flight
1610:(Daen)
1579:Orbits
1565:Poland
1176:Bridge
864:Hermes
530:Trigon
336:Family
198:Artist
159:bronze
47:Artist
1396:Sinai
801:Float
711:Music
523:Diana
127:Owner
1720:Arch
1706:Kumo
1593:Hara
1438:Trio
406:Argo
62:1990
58:1990
55:Year
948:Tip
676:Elk
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