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Photos: Johnsonville Sausage gets new sculpture

The letter R is lowered into place. Johnsonville installed what's said to be one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art -- a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT -- at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The tribute to bratwurst was commissioned by the owners of Johnsonville Sausage.
The letter R is lowered into place. Johnsonville installed what's said to be one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art -- a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT -- at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The tribute to bratwurst was commissioned by the owners of Johnsonville Sausage.
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Kurt Wulfmeyer (right), owner of KC Fabrications of New York, and employee Mark Pavlik work on tipping the letter T upright before hoisting it onto the pedestal. Johnsonville installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday. It is the late Indiana’s last monumental sculpture -- a tribute to bratwurst. It was commissioned by the owners of Johnsonville Sausage.
Kurt Wulfmeyer (right), owner of KC Fabrications of New York, and employee Mark Pavlik work on tipping the letter T upright before hoisting it onto the pedestal. Johnsonville installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday. It is the late Indiana’s last monumental sculpture -- a tribute to bratwurst. It was commissioned by the owners of Johnsonville Sausage.
Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kurt Wulfmeyer (left), owner of KC Fabrications of New York, and employee Mark Pavlik work on tipping the letter T upright before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
Kurt Wulfmeyer (left), owner of KC Fabrications of New York, and employee Mark Pavlik work on tipping the letter T upright before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
KC Fabrications employee Mark Pavlik works on tipping the letter T upright with the help of a crane before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
KC Fabrications employee Mark Pavlik works on tipping the letter T upright with the help of a crane before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Work is done on tipping the letter T upright before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
Work is done on tipping the letter T upright before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The letter T is lowered into place.
The letter T is lowered into place.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
KC Fabrications employee Mark Pavlik works on tipping the letter T upright with the help of a crane before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
KC Fabrications employee Mark Pavlik works on tipping the letter T upright with the help of a crane before hoisting it onto the pedestal.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kurt Wulfmeyer, owner of KC Fabrications of New York, unwraps the letter T after lowering it into place. Johnsonville Sausage installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday. It is the late Indiana’s last monumental sculpture -- a tribute to bratwurst. It was commissioned by the owners of Johnsonville Sausage.
Kurt Wulfmeyer, owner of KC Fabrications of New York, unwraps the letter T after lowering it into place. Johnsonville Sausage installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday. It is the late Indiana’s last monumental sculpture -- a tribute to bratwurst. It was commissioned by the owners of Johnsonville Sausage.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mark Pavlik, with KC Fabrications of New York, works on lowering the letter T onto the pedestal. Johnsonville Sausage installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday.
Mark Pavlik, with KC Fabrications of New York, works on lowering the letter T onto the pedestal. Johnsonville Sausage installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kurt Wulfmeyer, owner of KC Fabrications of New York, unwraps the letter T after lowering it into place.
Kurt Wulfmeyer, owner of KC Fabrications of New York, unwraps the letter T after lowering it into place.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A crane lowers the letter T upright onto the pedestal.
A crane lowers the letter T upright onto the pedestal.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The letters T and A are placed onto a pedestal. The B and R will be placed on top. Johnsonville Sausage installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday.
The letters T and A are placed onto a pedestal. The B and R will be placed on top. Johnsonville Sausage installed one of Robert Indiana’s last pieces of art – a sculpture spelling out the word BRAT at its headquarters in Sheboygan Falls on Tuesday.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A rendering of how the BRAT sculpture will look once it's complete.
A rendering of how the BRAT sculpture will look once it's complete.
Johnsonville Sausage
A file photo shows Robert Indiana with a rendering of how the BRAT sculpture will look once it's complete.
A file photo shows Robert Indiana with a rendering of how the BRAT sculpture will look once it's complete.
Johnsonville Sausage