''Jantar-Mantar'' is a
public art
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work by sculptor Narendra Patel, located on the campus of the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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(UWM) on the east side of
Milwaukee
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,
Wisconsin
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Description
''Jantar-Mantar'' is a monumental sculpture of cast concrete located near the
College of Engineering and Applied Science building on the west end of the UWM campus. The sculpture's title references the
astronomical observation structures constructed in eighteenth century
Jaipur
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,
India
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. The work was created by UWM sculpture professor Narendra Patel in collaboration with an engineering faculty member and a crew of student workers. According to UWM art history department faculty member Kenneth Bendiner, the sculpture is created from a "newly patented concrete" made from recycled "tires, coal slag and whatnot."
A 12-member crew constructed the work over four months.
See also
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References
Culture of Milwaukee
Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee
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