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170:. It is also across from the Woman's Club of Wisconsin. It contains six separate pieces, each piece depicting a bird. Three of the birds have two wings and the other three birds have four wings. All of the bird's wings are at different angles. The six birds are arranged to mimic the ground they are set up on. Although the sculpture represents birds they are not depicted in full detail. Like many of Abakanowicz's sculptures
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1689:Round About
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1505:Salem No. 7
1470:Mo, Ni, Que
1338:Magic Grove
1296:Henry Bergh
452:Bronze Fonz
396:Wind Leaves
382:The Calling
208:Acquisition
159:Description
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79:Coordinates
1826:Categories
1724:Knife Tree
1661:The Source
1646:The Lovers
1596:The Lovers
1561:Ursa Major
1276:Watertower
1262:The Reaper
1208:Ribbons VI
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257:References
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1287:West Side
1255:The Sower
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959:Near Here
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604:City Yard
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1752:Untitled
1717:Windfall
1611:Axeltree
1519:Ancestor
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1359:Teamwork
1228:Untitled
722:On Watch
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273:Archived
239:See also
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69:Location
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1554:Embrace
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1187:SOARING
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375:Family
217:Artist
187:2001.
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1435:Sinai
840:Float
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