Teamwork (sculpture)

Teamwork
Artist Omri Amrany
Year 2001
Type bronze
Dimensions 380 cm (148 in)
Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°01′46″N 87°58′22″W / 43.02944°N 87.97283°W / 43.02944; -87.97283Coordinates: 43°01′46″N 87°58′22″W / 43.02944°N 87.97283°W / 43.02944; -87.97283
Owner Miller Park

Teamwork is a public sculpture by Omri Amrany located at Miller Park west of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Teamwork is cast in bronze and honors three Iron Workers Local 8 members killed during the construction of the new baseball stadium.[1] The sculpture was commissioned by the Habush, Habush and Rottier Charitable Foundation for $250,000.[1][2][3]

Description

Teamwork depicts three figures dressed for construction work. All wear jeans, t-shirts, boots and hardhats. One holds a clipboard.

Information

The sculpture honors William DeGrave, Jerome Starr and Jeffrey Wischer, three ironworkers who were killed by a piece of the stadium's retractable roof that fell when a crane failed during the construction of Miller Park. The widows of the workers, Marjorie DeGrave, Ramona Dulde-Starr and Patricia Wischer, settled a lawsuit against crane-maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America for $57 million.[1] Attorney Robert L. Habush represented two of the widows in their suit.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Doyle, Candace (June 6, 2001). "Monument, statue honor Miller Park workers". The Daily Reporter. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. Sweeney, Nicole (June 6, 2001). "Monument to honor Miller Park workers, crane accident victims". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  3. 1 2 "Statue will honor Miller Park workers". OnMilwaukee.com. July 17, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2014.


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