Compass (Hudson)
Compass is a public artwork by American artist Jon Barlow Hudson, located above the Brady Street Pedestrian Bridge, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The sculpture includes Wausau Ruby Red, Glacial Rose, Amberg Silver Grey and Mellen Black Gabbro granite.The sculpture sits along the bike-path at the edge of the cliff above Brady St. Bridge, overlooking Lincoln Boulevard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin."[1][2] In addition to these references, Hudson also incorporates the Chinese jade disc "bi" or "pi" – the symbol for unity, peace, wholeness and heaven.Hudson's mother was a weaver, writer, teacher, and public activist (she would become Yellow Springs, Ohio's first female mayor in later years).