Erastus B. Wolcott (statue) explained

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Erastus B. Wolcott
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Artist:Francis Herman Packer
Year:1920
Type:bronze
Height Imperial:184
Imperial Unit:in
Metric Unit:cm
City:Lake Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates:43.0664°N -87.8705°W
Owner:Milwaukee County Parks

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.

It is said that his wife wrote the epitaph. The inscription reads:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Erastus B. Wolcott (sculpture).. Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 28 December 2011.
  2. Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.

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