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Kneeling Camels
ArtistPaul Moulon
Year1928
Typecarved stone
Dimensions210 cm × 150 cm × 64 cm (84 in × 60 in × 25 in)
Location3000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°02′20″N 87°57′06″W / 43.038893°N 87.951713°W / 43.038893; -87.951713
OwnerTripoli Shrine Temple

Kneeling Camels is a public art work by Paul Moulon located at front entrance of the Tripoli Shrine Temple, a civic organization in the Concordia neighborhood west of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The work consists of two large camels carved from stone.[1] The two sculptures were installed in 1928 at a cost of $10,000.[2]

  1. ^ Biondich, Sarah (7 October 2009). "The Tripoli Mosque: Milwaukee's Taj Mahal". Express Milwaukee. Shepherd Express. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Kneeling Camels, (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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