Dancing Through Life (sculpture)
{{Short description|Sculpture by Schomer Lichtner}}
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| artist = Schomer Lichtner
| year = 2003
| type = painted sheet steel
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| city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| museum = Milwaukee Riverwalk
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Dancing Through Life is a public art work by artist Schomer Lichtner. It is installed on the Riverwalk in Pere Marquette Park in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Description
The steel sculpture depicts a ballerina "poised prettily" on a cow.{{cite news|last=Auer|first=James|title=Whimsy marked Lichtner's long artistic career|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=11 May 2006}} The cow is painted green, purple, blue and yellow, with a black face, white triangular nose and red horns. The ballerina bends one knee to rest on the back of the cow and kicks her other leg overhead. She wears a red and white polka-dotted leotard, white tutu and red ballet slippers. Both arms extend aloft, and she holds a blue fan above her head in one hand. The entire composition incorporates folds and assemblage to create a sense of angularity and dynamism.
Location
Dancing Through Life occupies a prominent location at the southern entrance to Pere Marquette Park. Lichtner collaborated with the Riverwalk District BID to contribute to its RiverSculpture! program by placing the sculpture at this location.{{cite news|last=Williams-Ng|first=Stacey|title=Milwaukee artists Grotenrath, Lichtner were the power couple of brush and easel|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/119956394.html#!page=1&pageSize=10&sort=newestfirst|access-date=28 December 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=15 April 2011}}
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Category:Outdoor sculptures in Wisconsin
Category:Steel sculptures in Wisconsin
Category:Sculptures of dancers
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