Below is an installed manhole cover of Wild Rice on Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN. It is from the Manhole Covers of Nicollet Mall project which is comprised of 75 covers with 11 unique designs, each cast 7 times and installed over 13 city blocks of Nicollet Mall.
It was commission by the City of Minneapolis in 1992.
A recently published BOOKLET of the Manhole Covers is available that includes all 11 designs and excerpts of rubbings and drawings of the covers.
From bronze bricks in Boston to artistic manhole covers in downtown Minneapolis, Kate Burke has a recognized career in both public art and painting, listed in the Smithsonian Archives of Painting and Sculpture. Predominantly a relief carver and painter, she has had commissions from the Minnesota State Arts Council and the Cities of Minneapolis and Boston working in cast iron, bronze and painted cast carvings. In painting, Burke has had her work recognized by Monsanto for her innovative use of Foam-Cor to create 3-dimensional landscapes. The overall result is dynamic and playful.
NEW Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN has undergone a redesign by James Corner designer of the High Line in NYC. The original manhole covers installed in 1992 have been removed, cleaned and reinstalled. A commemorative 28 page collection of all the cover designs complemented with rubbings and original drawings is available 8" X 8". Check out "booklets and prints"in Portfolio.