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Dancing Through Life (sculpture)

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Dancing Through Life is a public art work by artist Schomer Lichtner. It is installed on the Riverwalk in Pere Marquette Park in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Dancing Through Life (sculpture)
North RiverWalk Way, Milwaukee

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