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Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, (sculpture). Artist:  Dickenson, Cyril M., sculptor. Payton, Jim, sculptor. Title:  Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Bunyan installed 1937. Babe installed 1939. Medium:  Paul Bunyan: concrete, painted; Base: concrete; Babe: concrete and plaster, painted; Pads: concrete. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Paul Bunyan: approx. 18 x 5 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: 1 1/2 x 15 x 15 ft.; Babe: approx. 10 x 10 x 20 ft. (2.5 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Paul Bunyan stands next to Babe the Blue Ox. Paul Bunyan has a moustache and a cigar in his mouth. He wears a visored cap, a long-sleeved checkered shirt and shoes. Paul Bunyan is mounted on a trapezoidal base. Subject:  Literature -- Character -- Paul Bunyan Literature -- Character -- Babe the Blue Ox Occupation -- Industry -- Lumber Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Bemidji Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bemidji, Chamber of Commerce, 300 Bemidji Avenue, Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 Located Paul Bunyan Drive, Bemidji, Minnesota Remarks:  The figure of Paul Bunyon was done by Cyril M. Dickenson; Babe the Blue Ox was done by Jim Payton. The figure of Babe was used in parades and winter carnivals for two years prior to its being permanently installed at the site. The "touring" Babe was made of wood, wire and canvas. His horns were tin and his eyes were made of automobile lights. IAS files contain related excerpt from Moira Harris' "Monumental Minnesota," Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 61-62. Nearby plaque reads: THE STATUES OF PAUL BUNYAN AND BABE WERE/BOTH BUILT IN 1937 IN CONNECTION WITH A JANUARY/WINTER CARNIVAL. THE 18-FOOT PAUL WEIGHS TWO-/AND-ONE-HALF TONS AND STANDS ABOVE FIVE TONS OF/CONCRETE FOOTINGS. BABE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT TO BE/MOBILE, COVERED WITH CANVAS, AND FOR TWO YEARS/WAS TRUCKED IN PARADES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA/BEFORE RETURNING IN 1939 TO BE CEMENTED DOWN/BESIDE HIS FRIEND, PAUL. THE TWO FIGURES REMAIN/PERMANENT SYMBOLS OF BEMIDJI AND ITS MOST/COLORFUL ERA OF LOGGING AND LUMBERJACKS./AMERICAN LEGION, RALPH GRACIE POST #14 BEMIDJI, MN. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MN000390   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000390 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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