Steel Reborn

Steel Reborn
Steel Reborn
Artist	Charles Toman
Year	1965
Type	welded steel
Dimensions	1,100 cm (420 in)
Location	Miller Compressing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
	43°1′31.722″N 87°56′6.139″W / 43.02547833°N 87.93503861°W
Owner	Miller Compressing Company

ArtistCharles Toman

Year1965

Typewelded steel

Dimensions1,100 cm (420 in)

Steel Reborn is a public art work by American artist Charles Toman, located in front of the Miller Compressing Company on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] The abstract artwork is a three-ton welded steel ball placed atop a 35-foot base.^[2] It is located at 1640 W Bruce St.

The work was commissioned by Miller Compressing to demonstrate the value of recycling. The artist selected the materials and fabricated the piece on site,^[2] which was originally on Jones Island. It was moved to its current location on W Bruce St at a later date.

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