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Manholes of Compassion
A cartridge by seldom|seen
N 44° 15.683   W 88° 24.923 N 44° 15.683   W 88° 24.923
Tour Guide 2-3 hours
In Wisconsin, United States
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Added: 11/20/2014

Starting Location Description

Near the intersection of College Avenue and Memorial Drive, downtown Appleton.

About This Cartridge

This is a virtual tour of the Compassion Project's Manhole Covers by Lawrence University Sculpture class of 2011. A spin-off of Appleton's Compassion Project (http://www.appletoncompassion.org), this series of custom manhole covers for College Avenue sidewalks is the brainchild of Rob Neilson, Federick R. Layton Professor of Art at Lawrence University in Appleton.

A public art specialist, Neilson challenged his advanced sculpture students to create their own personal definition of "compassion". Students carved their works into soft blanks provided by Neenah Foundry, who then set the students pieces in a larger manhole form and molded the covers in cast iron.

Video of the class visiting the foundry can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRb8Ufh5o6s

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