Steuben Monument

Steuben Monument
Artist J. Otto Schweizer
Year 1921
Type bronze
Dimensions 480 cm (188 in)
Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owner Milwaukee County Parks Department

The Steuben Monument is a public art work by Swiss-American artist J. Otto Schweizer, located on the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The bronze equestrian sculpture depicts Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben in his Revolutionary War uniform.[2] It is located at the intersection of West Lisbon Avenue, Lloyd Street, and North Sherman Boulevard.

References

  1. "General Frederick Wilhelm Von Steuben, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog-SIRIS. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. Buck, Diane (1995). Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society. pp. 154–156. ISBN 978-0-87020-276-6.

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