Milwaukee artist turns Brewers fever into sidewalk chalk masterpiece

It took more than 20 hours to create, but one good rainstorm could wash it all away.

That’s the reality for Milwaukee artist Katie Bogan, whose larger-than-life sidewalk chalk portrait of Brewers star Jackson Chourio is turning heads in downtown Milwaukee as the city celebrates its first World Series appearance in 44 years.

The 10-by-10-foot portrait is on display outside Chase Tower near Wisconsin Avenue and Water Street. Commissioned by Milwaukee Downtown, the artwork is one more way the city’s excitement over the Brewers is spilling beyond the baseball diamond…

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