War Memorial Center

Title

War Memorial Center

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

February 27, 2015

Creator

Saarinen, Eero

Creator2

O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

Single Built Works

Date

July, 1965

Work Location

Wisconsin (state)
Milwaukee (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Modern (styles and periods)

Subject

courtyards
war memorials

Description

Detail view of metal work at stairways of the courtyard at the War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin designed by Eero Saarinen and completed in 1957. "The courtyard in the center of the building is the site for the eternal flame, a reflecting pool, and the engraved names of Milwaukee's slain warriors,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.

Material/Medium

steel (alloy)
concrete
glass (material)

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

LTU-TO-371

Files

LTU-TO-371.jpg
Date Added
February 27, 2015
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“War Memorial Center,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14396.