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Thompson, Ray W.,
Thompson, William G.,
Literature -- Character
Literature -- Character
Animal -- Cattle
Kinetic
Billboard
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Klamath
Sculpture
Babe the Blue Ox, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thompson, Ray W., sculptor.
Thompson, William G., sculptor.
Title:
Babe the Blue Ox, (sculpture).
Dates:
1949-1950.
Medium:
Sculpture: painted concrete over wire mesh; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 35 ft. (30,000 lbs.)
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A standing figure of Babe the Blue Ox. Babe is blue, with brown hooves and nose, brown eyes, and white horns.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Babe the Blue Ox
Literature -- Character -- Paul Bunyan
Animal -- Cattle
Object Type:
Kinetic
Billboard
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Klamath
Sculpture
Owner:
Trees of Mystery, 15500 Highway 101, Klamath, California 95548
Remarks:
The ox was assembled from a kit. The head was formerly kinetic. The ox stands to the proper left of a sculpture of Paul Bunyon (CA000206). On nearby plaque: Babe, Paul Bunyan's Blue Ox/Trees of Mystery.
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
CA000505
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000505
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