UW and tribal leaders honor newly installed Truman Lowe sculpture

UW and tribal leaders honor newly installed Truman Lowe sculpture

University of Wisconsin–Madison and Ho-Chunk tribal leaders gathered on campus on Sept. 15 to honor a newly acquired sculpture by Indigenous artist Truman Lowe, a long-time UW–Madison professor. “Effigy, Bird Form”  is meant to evoke the effigy mounds that have since...
Truman Lowe sculpture dedicated to Ho-Chunk artist, UW–Madison alumnus and professor

Ho-Chunk artist’s sculpture returns to UW-Madison by Kayla Huynh

Nearly three decades ago, Truman Lowe’s sculpture “Effigy: Bird Form” made its debut for a yearlong exhibition at the White House. The artwork created by Lowe, a University of Wisconsin-Madison alum and former art professor, has now found its permanent home on campus....