WCW Sculpture Project
In celebration of its 125th anniversary of dedicated community service, the Woman's Club of Wisconsin commissioned world-renowned artist, Magdalena Abakanowicz, to create a monumental work of public art. This remarkable sculpture is installed in front of the Club on the Kilbourn Avenue median.
This project was funded entirely by the members of the Woman's Club, with a lead gift from the Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation.
This unique piece commemorates the spirit of volunteerism and enhances the repertoire of public art in Milwaukee.
The sculpture consists of six enchanting ucelli-hand sculpted aluminum birds. The birds were an ideal choice, as their outstretched wings and gazes fixed on the horizon suggest the essence of volunteerism and the core of the human spirit.
