Fishing (sculpture)
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| Fishing | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Karl Kahlich |
| Year | 1938 |
| Type | carved Currie Park limestone |
| Location | 4434 W. Marion St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Owner | Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee |
Fishing is a public art work by Karl Kahlich located in Monument Park at the Parklawn development of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, northwest of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fishing is carved from local limestone and depicts a figure in a cap holding a large fish.[1] The sculpture was installed in 1938 as one of four public artworks based on the theme of leisure activity.[2]
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The artwork was commissioned during the federal Works Progress Administration's campaign to put Americans to work by improving local infrastructure under Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. When Milwaukee constructed Parklawn using WPA labor, Karl Kahlich was commissioned to create decorative sculptures for the development's massive park. Kahlich was a participant in the Federal Art Project of the WPA.[4]