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Vliet Street Commons
Vliet Street Commons is a public art work by American artist Jill Sebastian, located on the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin near 50th and Vliet Streets. The work was created as part of a revitalization effort.
Description.
"Vliet Street Commons" is a site-specific artwork made of concrete and steel. It incorporates a large table with bench seating and umbrella sun shade, a rounded arbor with elevated walkway, a birdbath, a reading desk, a stage and a grove of trees.
Sebastian collaborated with representatives from the West End Vliet Street Business Association, Martin Drive Neighborhood Association, Washington Heights Neighborhood Association and Rainbow Heights Association to create "something that would bring people together."
Location history.
The work is located at Wick Field, a city-owned recreation site. "Vliet Street Commons" is tucked between baseball diamonds and tennis courts. According to "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel " architecture critic Whitney Gould, the work is "a marriage of functional sculpture and landscape design."
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