A Place to Sit
A Place to Sit is a public artwork by American artist Kathryn E. Martin, located along the Art Look of the Hank Aaron State Trail, situated on the south side of the Menomonee River, in the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: artwork by kathryn e. martin in Milwaukee, USA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art and St. Joan of Arc Chapel.
Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art
Art gallery
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, also referred to as the Haggerty Museum of Art or The Haggerty, is an art museum located on the campus of Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art is situated 1,800 feet north of A Place to Sit.
St. Joan of Arc Chapel
Church
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Joan of Arc Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel today located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, on the campus of Marquette University, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. St. Joan of Arc Chapel is situated 1,900 feet north of A Place to Sit.
Valley Fields
Sports venue
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valley Fields is a 1,750-seat outdoor stadium and practice facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, primarily used by the varsity men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams at Marquette University, all of which compete in the Big East Conference. Valley Fields is situated 1,600 feet west of A Place to Sit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Menomonee Valley and Downtown Milwaukee.
Menomonee Valley
Suburb
The Menomonee Valley or Menomonee River Valley is a U-shaped land formation along the southern bend of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because of its easy access to Lake Michigan and other waterways, the neighborhood has historically been home to the city's stockyards, rendering plants, shipping, and other heavy industry.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. Jones Island is situated 2 miles southeast of A Place to Sit.
A Place to Sit
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.03244° or 43° 1′ 57″ northLongitude
-87.93007° or 87° 55′ 48″ westInception
October 8th, 2009Open location code
86MJ23J9+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8286922019OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q4658903
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In Other Languages
“A Place to Sit” goes by many names.
- French: “A Place to Sit”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emmber Lane Bridge and Valley Fields Stair Tower.
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