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Comma
Lee Badger; Hedgesville, WV
On view at Wachovia Plaza
26 Salem Avenue SE


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Comma, a spiral steel disk, turns on a cylindrical base evoking celestial, nautical, and industrial images.

Lee Badger began his career as an artist/blacksmith in Denver and the Colorado Rockies, coming to the Mid-Atlantic region in the late 80s. He taught and worked as an artist in residence at Glen Echo National Park in D.C. In 1998 he built the Anvil Works studio and metal work shop in Hedgesville, WV, where he specializes in furniture making, sculpture, and fulfilling commissions for architects, designers, and homeowners alike.

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