Monumental Bronzes
by Jocelyn Lillpop Russell

Jocelyn completed her first bronze monument of a bull elk entitled 'Royal Descent', in which the #1 casting was dedicated and installed at 63rd and River Drive in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 6, 1999. At approximately 10 feet in height, the bull elk is 'heroic' in size, being larger than life by 25%.

The artist's inspiration for the piece was triggered by a trip to Yellowstone National Park, where she watched this big bull working the hillside behind the campground. Ever vigilant, he was obsessed with keeping his harem of cows isolated from the other rival bulls.