Elk, (sculpture).

Elk, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Clas, R. F., contractor.

Fish Manufacturing Company, founder. (copy after)

Elk, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 23, 1901. Rededicated Nov. 22, 1927.

Sculpture: cast zinc (?), painted, and antlers; Base: brick.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 4 in. x 7 ft. 10 in.

(Plaque on base: Elks Lodge logo) unsigned

An American elk, standing erect. Head is turned almost 90 degrees proper left. Two front legs are straight, vertical and parallel. Proper left hind foot is forward of proper right leg. The sculpture has at its base, a depiction of forest floor with small broken tree stump proper left situated between hind feet. Sculpture is placed on a brick base, with advertisement sign for the lodge.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Milwaukee Chapter #48, 5555 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

Formerly located Wonderlodge, East Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Formerly located Juneau Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Commissioned for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, the sculpture originally stood above an ornate fountain in Juneau Park. The sculpture and fountain were dedicated to the community on July 23, 1901. The sculpture is a replica of one done in Reading, Pennsylvania, by the Fish Manufacturing Company. In 1927, Elks Lodge no. 46 opened its "Wonderlodge" on East Wisconsin and the sculpture was relocated there. A new stone pedestal was designed and fabricated by lodge member, R.F. Clas. A rededication ceremony was held Nov. 22, 1927. In 1971, the Wonderlodge was razed. The sculpture was removed and subsequently relocated to its current site on Good Hope Road. The sculpture has been vandalized in the past. The elk's antlers were broken off and removed. A pair of real antlers were substituted. Sculpture was cleaned, painted and moved to present base prior to July 21, 1990, when it was rededicated.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.

Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.

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