Man grows together with his community through the use of the library

Name/Title

Man grows together with his community through the use of the library

Context

Part of a series of art created for North Milwaukee/Villard Library. Mr. Lamers also designed the North Milwaukee library building while working with Burroughs and Van Lanen Architects. See entry # 917 for background on the Villard/North Milwaukee art collection. The motif is repeated in a wall hanging (at #921 in this inventory) and in relief on the south wall of the Old North Milwaukee/Villard Library.

Collection

Wisconsin Art Collection, Artwork Collection, North Milwaukee/Villard Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1970.8

Source or Donor

Kenneth Lamers

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist Information

Kenneth Lamers
Peter Mazurek

Date made

1968

Dimensions

Height

45 in

Width

55 in

Depth

4 in

Research Notes

Notes

Artwork/artist information: Northwest News (newspaper), August 19, 1969, p. 6; Artist’s statement found in Villard Avenue Library scrapbook (copy included).