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102:43°2′30.55″N
1917:III Columns
1847:Bench-Stone
1826:Round About
1736:(di Suvero)
1684:Orizzontale
1642:Salem No. 7
1607:Mo, Ni, Que
1475:Magic Grove
1433:Henry Bergh
589:Bronze Fonz
533:Wind Leaves
519:The Calling
168:Description
144:located in
117: /
91:Coordinates
1963:Categories
1861:Knife Tree
1798:The Source
1783:The Lovers
1733:The Lovers
1698:Ursa Major
1413:Watertower
1399:The Reaper
1345:Ribbons VI
1277:Space Game
1170:South Side
829:North Side
755:Peter John
339:Sculptures
250:References
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1931:Pin Oak I
1903:Epicenter
1833:Lodgepole
1812:Unfolding
1762:Ritual II
1719:Double Up
1593:Sky Fence
1447:Chrysalis
1424:West Side
1392:The Sower
1179:Menomonee
1096:Near Here
1047:Milwaukee
1033:Sentinels
984:Polyphony
961:East Side
741:City Yard
734:Ex Stasis
404:Buildings
154:Wisconsin
150:Milwaukee
1889:Untitled
1854:Windfall
1748:Axeltree
1656:Ancestor
1628:Way Four
1496:Teamwork
1365:Untitled
859:On Watch
692:Laureate
496:Downtown
363:Pobednik
267:, SIRIS.
238:See also
138:Croatian
81:Location
1805:Rainbow
1776:Olympus
1726:Upstart
1691:Embrace
1371:Quartet
1324:SOARING
1152:Connect
1103:Compass
1068:Compass
1054:Eclipse
922:Gear 23
894:Fishing
866:Pattern
727:Ruins X
617:Referee
439:Museums
162:granite
140:artist
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1786:(Daen)
1755:Orbits
1741:Poland
1352:Bridge
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706:Trigon
512:Family
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197:German
158:bronze
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1572:Sinai
977:Float
887:Music
699:Diana
1896:Arch
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1769:Hara
1614:Trio
582:Argo
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