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Erastus B. Wolcott (statue)

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Statue by Francis Herman Packer
Erastus B. Wolcott
ArtistFrancis Herman Packer
Year1920
Typebronze
Dimensions470 cm (184 in)
LocationLake Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°3′59.152″N 87°52′13.778″W / 43.06643111°N 87.87049389°W / 43.06643111; -87.87049389
OwnerMilwaukee 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. The bronze equestrian commemorates military officer and physician Erastus B. Wolcott. 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:

Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Wolcott

Surgeon General of Wisconsin in the Civil War and for thirteen years afterward.
He lived a blameless life. Eminent in his profession. A lover of humanity. Who delighted to serve his fellowmen, his city state and nation.

Fraternity - Charity - Equality - Devotion to Country

References

  1. "General Erastus B. Wolcott (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 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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