Wishes in the Wind

Print

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Wishes in the Wind

Collection

Wisconsin Art Collection, Artwork Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.1

Source or Donor

David Lenz

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

David Lenz

Date made

2019

Dimensions

Height

41 in

Width

51 in

Provenance

Notes

The original painting was commissioned by the state Executive Residence Foundation and funded by Milwaukee area businessman Richard Pieper and his wife Suzanne.

Research Notes

Notes

"In an interview, Lenz said he carefully selected the three children portrayed in "Wishes in the Wind." The African-American girl, featured in a Journal Sentinel column on homelessness, spent three months at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission with her mother. The Hispanic girl is a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. And the boy's father and brother were killed by a drunken driver in 2009." MJS 6/5/11