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Paul Bunyan, (sculpture). Artist:  Berg, Ward, sculptor. Cooper, Ann, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Paul Bunyan, (sculpture). Dates:  1959-1961. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted fiberglass with steel frame; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 49 ft. 2 in. (30,000 lbs.). Inscription:  (Plaque on base:) PAUL BUNYAN/WELCOMES YOU TO THE/TREES OF MYSTERY/KLAMATH, CALIFORNIA/WEIGHT 30,000 LBS CONCRETE BASE 800,000 LBS/HEIGHT 49 FEET 2 IN WAIST 52 FEET AROUND/AXE 24 FEET LONG CHEST 66 FEET AROUND/BOOTS 10 FEET HIGH/DESIGNED BY BUILT BY/(...transcription illegible) unsigned Description:  A full-length standing figure of the legendary logger, Paul Bunyan. His proper right arm is bent with the hand held forward, open and facing outwards. His proper left arm hangs down and that hand holds the head of a two-bladed axe. The butt of the axe handle rests on the ground. The figure's proper right arm waves, proper right eye winks, and mouth moves. He has black hair and beard, a black hairy chest, and wears a red shirt, and brown boots with yellow laces. Subject:  Literature -- Character -- Paul Bunyan Figure male -- Full length Object -- Tool -- Axe Object Type:  Kinetic Billboard Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Klamath Sculpture Owner:  Trees of Mystery, 15500 Highway 101, Klamath, California 95548 Remarks:  The figure was created from an 18 inch sculpture designed by Ann Cooper. On its proper left is a sculpture of Babe the Blue Ox (CA000505). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA000506   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000506 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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