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Erastus B. Wolcott is a public art work by American artist Francis Herman Packer, located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The bronze equestrian commemorates military officer and physician Erastus B. Wolcott. [2] It is located in the center of Lake Park, near Eight Stone Lions and the North Point Lighthouse.
Owner / administrator Notes Spirit of Commerce: Jackson Park: 1881 () Gustave Haug: allegorical: zinc: 15 ft Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture Allegorical figure [1] Washington Monument: Court of Honor, Wisconsin Avenue: 1885 ()
Henry Clay Payne donated Eight Stone Lions to the city of Milwaukee. They were placed to guard each end of the two iron bridges in Lake Park. "The bridges were designed by local engineer Oscar Sanne to cross the two branches of the south ravine on either side of the lighthouse, carrying carriage and pedestrian traffic in and out of Lake Park, the original southern entrance to the park.
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Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture. Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface before ...
1937 postcard of a lion and her cubs, Washington Park Zoo Milwaukee Wisconsin. The park was originally called West Park after the city purchased the 128.5 acres in 1891. [1] [2] The park is one of the oldest in the Milwaukee County Parks system. The Wisconsin Historical Society has said that the land was purchased for $387,793.75 USD.
An editorial newspaper article in 1987 documented in detail the deteriorated state of several statues in Milwaukee, including the Robert Burns statue. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] In 1994, the Saint Andrew's Society of the City of Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the Burns Club of Milwaukee, and other private donors funded cleaning and restoration ...
Milwaukee County Parks Department, Administrator Spirit of Commerce is a public artwork by German artist Gustav Haug located in Jackson Park , which is on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin . This zinc sculpture is 15 feet (4.6 metres) tall and sits on a red granite pedestal near the park's lagoon. [ 1 ]