William A. Starke Memorial | |
Artist: | Robert Ingersoll Aitken |
Year: | 1921 |
Type: | bronze |
Height Imperial: | 69 |
Width Imperial: | 62 |
Imperial Unit: | in |
Metric Unit: | cm |
City: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Coordinates: | 42.9967°N -87.9423°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Owner: | Forest Home Cemetery |
William A. Starke Memorial is a public art work by American artist Robert Ingersoll Aitken, located in the Forest Home Cemetery on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The artwork is a bronze figure depicting a seated angel. It is located in Section 33 of the cemetery at 2405 W. Forest Home Ave.[2]
The work commemorates William Starke, a local business man involved with the C.H. Starke Bridge Company, the Christopher Steamship Company, and the Sheriff Manufacturing Company.[2]