Solomon Juneau - Milwaukee, WI
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Full-length portrait of Solomon Juneau, the first mayor of Milwaukee. He is standing, dressed in the garb of a frontiersman, holding a rifle.
Waymark Code: WMD19J
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2011
Views: 10
Continued from the Smithsonian database:
"The bas-reliefs on the pedestal depict Juneau trading with the Indians and his inauguration in the common council chambers. Also shown is Juneau on the banks of the Milwaukee river at an Indian encampment being offered furs. Bas-relief on south side of pedestal shows inauguration of Juneau as mayor.
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft. x 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 31 x 12 x 12 ft.
Inscription: (Inscribed on west side of pedestal:) SOLOMON JUNEAU (Inscribed on east side:) Gift/of/Charles T. Bradley/and/William H. Metcalf /to the/City of Milwaukee/1887. (Inscribed on north bas relief:) Solomon Juneau first white settler of City of Milwaukee MDCCCXXXVIII. (Inscribed on south bas relief:) Solomon Juneau first Mayor of Milwaukee MDCCCXLVI
Gift of Charles T. Bradley and William H. Metcalf of the Bradley & Metcalf Shoe Company (Milwaukee) at a cost of $25,000 dollars."
I found this while driving up the lakeshore looking for another sculpture.
TITLE: Solomon Juneau
ARTIST(S): Park, Richard Henry, 1832-1902, sculptor.
DATE: Dedicated July 6, 1887.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74020051
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Juneau Park, East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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