Eagle, (sculpture).

Eagle, (sculpture).

Petersen, Elmer Paul, 1928-2020, sculptor.

Eagle, (sculpture).

Eagle Landmark, (sculpture).

1986. Copyrighted 1987. Dedicated 1987.

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Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel and stainless steel; Base: cement.

Sculpture: approx. H. 30 ft. x W. 20 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 4 ft.

E. P. Petersen 1987 (On trunk, twice:) City of LaCrosse (copyright symbol) 1987 signed

A large eagle stands ready for flight on top of a tree trunk. Its wings are spread and there is a fish in its beak.

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Landscape -- Tree

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse

Administered by City of LaCrosse, Parks and Recreation Department, 400 LaCrosse Street, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54601

Located Riverside Park, West end of State Street, LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Inscription on nearby plaque reads: Dedicated to all past, present, and future employees of Gateway Foods Inc. And affiliated Companies from the D. B. (Rhiny) Reinhart Family. Inscription on a second nearby plaque reads: Eagle Landmark 1987 welded, Cor-Ten & stainless steels Elmer P. Petersen, sculptor.

The sculpture was commissioned by the City of LaCrosse at a cost estimated to be about $55,000. IAS files contain related article from CityBusiness (LaCrosse, WI), Jan. 28, 1985, pg. 5.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.

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