''First Flight'' is a

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work by artist Richard Taylor. It is located in front of the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center north of downtown

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near 3rd and Walnut Streets. The sculpture is made of aluminum sheets cut and welded and painted white. The work was commissioned by First Stage to commemorate its 25th anniversary.

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