Magic Grove
| Artist | Nancy Metz White |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | painted steel |
| Location | Enderis Playfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 43°4′16.967″N 88°0′4.656″W / 43.07137972°N 88.00129333°WCoordinates: 43°4′16.967″N 88°0′4.656″W / 43.07137972°N 88.00129333°W | |
| Owner | City of Milwaukee |
Magic Grove is a public art work by artist Nancy Metz White. It is located at Enderis Playfield, a Milwaukee County Park northwest of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
Description
Magic Grove consists of three brightly painted trees made of salvaged metal, a brick walkway and artist-designed benches. The trunks of the trees are made of I-beams, and the canopies are a collage of industrial dies painted in greens, blues, reds and yellows. The assembled dies create a smooth surface across each tree canopy, interrupted occasionally by red bird forms that jut vertically and perpendicularly from the top of each sculpture. The three trees are set into a circular plaza that is bright blue. Green and blue benches of varied sizes and heights surround the work.
Commissioning process
The project received funding initially through the Milwaukee Arts Board as part of a larger, two-year effort to renovate a recreational park managed by the Milwaukee Public Schools. Several neighborhood associations, local businesses and the Department of Public Works partnered to implement the renovation. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the Enderis Park Neighborhood Association president's statement that partners "wanted a piece of art in the park to be the exclamation point on our joint effort." Neighbors and White collaborated to raise funds for the sculpture.[2]
References
- ↑ Gould, Whitney (27 May 2007). "Neighbors help park bloom anew: Enderis among Mayor's Urban Design winners". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ Ziegler, Jerry (24 February 2008). "At home, in the park: Enderis residents take pride in community". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
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