Poland (sculpture)

Poland

Artist	Mark di Suvero
Year	1966
Type	steel and wire
Dimensions	270 cm × 28 cm × 200 cm (105 in × 11 in × 80 in)
Location	Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°10′34.7″N 87°56′08.4″W / 43.176306°N 87.935667°W / 43.176306; -87.935667
Owner	Bradley Family Foundation

Poland is a public art work by artist Mark di Suvero located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] The sculpture is an abstract form; it is installed on the lawn.^[2]

Description

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The sculpture is composed of juxtaposed steel elements including I-beams and a mast. The materials are rusted. The piece features a suspended element attached by wire, allowing it to move with the wind or viewer interaction. Poland reflects di Suvero’s early exploration of movement in sculpture, a theme influenced by his recovery from a paralyzing accident in 1960.^[3]

References

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^ Bradley Family Foundation (2012). "Poland (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^ "Poland". Collection. Lynden Sculpture Garden. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
^ "Poland". www.lyndensculpturegarden.org. July 16, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

v t e Mark di Suvero
Works	Bunyon's Chess (1965) Poland (1966) Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore) (1967) Snowplow (1968) The Lovers (1971-1973) Inner Search (1980) The Calling (1981-1982) Shoshone (1981-1982) Iroquois (1983) Shang (1984-1985) Schubert Sonata (1992) Aurora (1992-1993) Lao Tzu (1996) Joie de Vivre (1998) The Sieve of Eratosthenes (1999) Declaration Aesop's Fables, II (2005) Orion (2006) Clock Knot (2007)
Related	North Star: Mark di Suvero (1977 documentary)

v t e Public art in Milwaukee
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West Side	Henry Bergh Goethe–Schiller Monument Chrysalis The Ideal Scout Uptown Triangles Tree of Life Magic Grove Steuben Monument Kneeling Camels Teamwork Aaron Monument Yount Monument Selig Monument Uecker Monument Fire and Water Vliet Street Commons Miller Valley Veterans Monument Children of the West End
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