Elmer Petersen
(1928-2020)
American sculptor
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Elmer Paul 'Pete' Petersen (September 4, 1928 – August 6, 2020) is an American sculptor who works in metal. His most prominent artwork is the World's Largest Buffalo in Jamestown, North Dakota. Petersen lives and works in Galesville, Wisconsin. Much of his art is publicly displayed around La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he led the Downtown La Crosse Sculpture Project Committee. The La Crosse Tribune called Petersen "one of the premiere sculptors in the Coulee Region" and "instrumental in getting public sculpture scattered throughout downtown" La Crosse. He has worked significantly with welding, including that of found metal objects, and often sculpts in cast bronze.
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6 September 1928 Racine, Wisconsin
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| Died |
6 August 2020 (aged 91)
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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