I set out to investigate the contribution public art makes to successful public places. Using Diane M. Buck and Virginia A. Palmer’s book Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee as a guide, I photographed the manner in which the public animates the spaces surrounding 30 outdoor artworks throughout Milwaukee’s downtown area. I sat with the sculptures or circled at a distance hoping to find fellow admirers of public art and document their presence. After a semester of observing rather lonely sculptures and their sparse and largely disinterested public, I created a map and led a tour of these spaces, inviting tour participants to stage interactions with each sculpture.