Elk Antler Arches, (sculpture).

Elk Antler Arches, (sculpture).

Jackson Hole Rotary Club, sculptor.

Elk Antler Arches, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: steel armature with elk and moose antlers; Base: sandstone mortared over concrete pads.

4 arches. Arches: each approx. 13 ft. x 25 ft. x 7 ft. 8 in.; Bases: each approx. H. 18 in. x D. 9 ft. 8 in.

(Sign on moose antlers on each arch:) JACKSON HOLE, WY (Plaques mounted on base of each arch:) Elk Antler Arches/Antler arches have been gates to the Jackson Town Square/since 1960. The antlers are from elk that winter on the/National Elk Refuge. About 7,500 elk spend each winter on/the refuge. The bulls shed their antlers each spring. Antlers/are picked up by local Boy Scouts and/sold by public auction in this square/each May. All four arches were built/by the Jackson Hole Rotary Club./The arches/are here for all to enjoy --/it is unlawful to remove antlers from/these arches, and subject to $750 in fines. unsigned

Four arches composed of stacks of elk antlers form archways in a park. A single pair of moose antlers that is used as a sign hangs from the top of each arch by chains.

Animal -- Other -- Skeleton

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Jackson

Administered by Town of Jackson, Parks and Recreation Department, 180 South King Street, P. O. Box 811, Jackson, Wyoming 83001

Located George Washington Memorial Park, Jackson Town Square, Jackson, Wyoming

An arch covers each of the four entrances to the Jackson Town Square. Rotarians built the first elkhorn arch on the southwest corner of the square in 1953 or 1954. The arch on the northeast corner of the square was vandalized and was completely rebuilt by the Jackson Rotary Club. The antlers are collected from the National Elk Refuge, where bulls shed them each spring. Antlers are replaced when they break or are stolen. Some antlers are quite old and naturally deteriorate. IAS files contain related articles from: Jackson Hole News (Jackson, WY), Dec. 13, 1973, pg. 13; Jackson Hole Guide (Jackson, WY), Feb. 17 & 24, 1966.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming survey, 1993.

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