William A. Starke Memorial
William A. Starke Memorial
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Artist |
Robert Ingersoll Aitken |
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Year |
1921 |
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Type |
bronze |
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Dimensions |
180 cm × 160 cm (69 in × 62 in) |
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Location |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Owner |
Forest Home Cemetery |
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William A. Starke Memorial is a public art work by American artist Robert Ingersoll Aitken, located in the Forest Home Cemetery on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The artwork is a bronze figure depicting a seated angel. It is located in Section 33 of the cemetery at 2405 W. Forest Home Ave.[2]
The work commemorates William Starke, a local business man involved with the C.H. Starke Bridge Company, the Christopher Steamship Company, and the Sheriff Manufacturing Company.[2]
References
- ↑ "In Memoriam William A. Starke (sculpture).". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Buck, Diane M. and Virginia A. Palmer (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee: A Cultural and Historical Guidebook. The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.