The Sower (Bohland)
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| Artist | Gustav Bohland |
| Year | 1952 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 150 cm (60 in) |
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The Sower is a public art work by artist Gustav Bohland, located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
The bronze sculpture depicts an agricultural worker dressed in overalls and carrying a seed bag. The figure's shirt sleeves are rolled up past his elbows, and the wide brim of a hat shades his face. His shirt collar is open. One hand holds the seed bag against his hip, and the other hand is cupped and extended in a gesture of scattering seeds. His boots rest on a small round base mounted on a circular flagstone pedestal.[2]
The sculpture is located at the former corporate headquarters of Froedtert Malting Company, which is now the US headquarters for MaltEurop.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Sower, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog-SIRIS. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ↑ Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison. p. 105-107.