Bridge (sculpture)

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| artist = Peter Flanary

| year = 2012

| type = glacial boulders and stainless steel

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| city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

| museum = Hank Aaron State Trail

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| owner = State of Wisconsin

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Bridge is a public art work by artist Peter Flanary. It is located on the Hank Aaron State Trail in the Menomonee Valley south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The sculpture was donated to the State of Wisconsin by the nonprofit Menomonee Valley Partners.{{cite web|title=Menomonee Valley Partners donate sculpture to the Hank Aaron State Trail|url=http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2364|work=News Release|publisher=DNR|access-date=10 January 2013}} The sculpture is located in Three Bridges Park near the bridge from Mitchell Park.{{Cite web |url= http://www.renewthevalley.org/media/mediafile_attachments/05/325-mvp2014arweb.pdf |title= Menomonee Valley Partners Inc. 2013 Annual Report |page= 15 |access-date= 2016-05-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160811113033/http://www.renewthevalley.org/media/mediafile_attachments/05/325-mvp2014arweb.pdf |archive-date= 2016-08-11 |url-status= dead }}

Description

Bridge is a series of 20 large glacial boulders selected and assembled into a sculptural installation. The stones are fitted together and secured with stainless steel pins and epoxy. The average diameter of each boulder is two feet. The artist intended for the fitting and pinning of the boulders to "represent the idea of connection."{{cite news|title=Hank Aaron Trail to get $27,000 Sculpture|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/hank-aaron-trail-to-get-27000-sculpture-bd5a78g-150404115.html|access-date=10 January 2013|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=7 May 2012}}

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