Elk's Rest - Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

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"An elk with long antlers stands on an inclined rough-hewn base."

Plaque on statue base: "Elk's Rest The gift of Miles S. Hencle to Syracuse Lodge BPOE 31 as a tribute to his mother Eliza T. Hencle"

Eli Harvey (visit link)
"Eli Harvey (September 23, 1860 – February 10, 1957) was an American sculptor, painter and animalier... In 1897 he began exhibiting sculptures of animals at paris salons and continued doing so until returning to the United States in 1900, by which time he was firmly committed to animal sculpture...Harvey's most popular work was a life-sized elk produced for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and used at their buildings and in cemeteries around the United States."

TITLE: Elk's Rest ARTIST(S): Harvey, Eli DATE: 1904. Dedicated June 14, 1925 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001319 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 940 Comstock Avenue Section 52 Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York 13210 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: text on plaque: "Elk's Rest The gift of Miles S. Hencle to Syracuse Lodge BPOE 31 as a tribute to his mother Eliza T. Hencle"

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