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Week of September 6, 2010 – Minneapolis public art
Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank… relief sculptures designed by Warren T. Mosman, who headed the sculpture department at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, frame the main entrance to this Art Deco building completed in 1942… now a Westin hotel… at the corner of 6th and Marquette
Joe Mauer… Joe Mauer statues have been all around downtown Minneapolis this summer in honor of 50 seasons of Twins baseball… after his statue is gone, the other sculpture you see in this photo will remain in front of the IDS Center on Nicollet Mall…
Fifth Street Towers… Minneapolis public art sculptor Doug Freeman's Family welcomes you on the street in front of Fifth Street Towers at 100 S Fifth…
Botero… larger-than-life Dancers by famed Columbian artist Fernando Botero can make you smile as you make your way down Washington Ave at 5th St near the old depot…
Mary Tyler Moore… one of Minneapolis' most famous women was the television character Mary Richards, "who can turn the world on with her smile"… portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore in the 1970's… immortalized throwing her beret at the corner of Nicollet Mall and 7th St…
Paul Granlund… 'The Birth of Freedom' by this prolific Minnesota sculptor bursts into life in front of Westminster Presbyterian Church on Nicollet Mall at 12th St… over 650 works of art, sculptor-in-residence at Gustavus Adulphus College for 25 years…
Peanuts… created by Minnesota's favorite cartoonist, Charles Schulz… St. Paul sponsored 'Peanuts on Parade' beginning in 2000, with public statues appearing on its streets for 4 years… two are now in the park across from their sponsors, the StarTribune at 425 Portland Ave…
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden… one of the Twin Cities' real treasures and home of the famous Spoonbridge and Cherry… over 40 works of art on permanent display in this 11-acre public garden… always free, open daily 6 am to midnight on Vineland Place across from the Walker Art Center…
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