Name/Title
Wall hangingContext
Part of a series of art created for North Milwaukee/Villard Library. According to the 8/9/1970 MJ, "[t]he art pieces have been added in three phases over the two years [since the North Milwaukee Library opened in July 1968].
This piece was created specifically for North Milwaukee 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.
From artists' statement dated August 3, 1970: "The leather hanging re-states the idea of the family of man growing together. It is fabricated of six layers of dyed suede and natural finish leather all in earth tones."Collection
Wisconsin Art Collection, Artwork Collection, North Milwaukee/Villard CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1970.8Source or Donor
Kenneth LamersAcquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Artist Information
Kenneth Lamers
Peter Mazurek
Date made
circa 1968 - circa 1970Notes
Identities of the artists confirmed via e-mail by Ken Lamers on 9/7/2009.Research Notes
Notes
This work is pictured and described in the 8/9/1970 MJ.