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Unknown (California),
Literature -- Character
Literature -- Bunyan
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Elkhart
Billboard
Sculpture
Paul Bunyan, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (California), fabricator.
Title:
Paul Bunyan, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1965. Relocated Nov. 1993.
Medium:
Fiberglass, painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. 20 ft. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A large, bearded Paul Bunyan stands with hands extended before him where he once held an axe or a saw. He is dressed in a knit cap, a short-sleeved shirt and buttoned trousers. He has broad shoulders and narrow hips.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Paul Bunyan
Literature -- Bunyan -- Pilgrim's Progress
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Elkhart
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Palmer True Value Hardware, 1635 Cassopolis Street, Elkhart, Indiana 46514
Provenance:
Formerly located Palmer Hardware, Prairie Court, Easy Shopping Place, Elkhart, Indiana 1965-1989.
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed by the original owner of Palmer Hardware, Bob Grubb, at the store's first location in the Easy Shopping Place commercial area along Prairie Court east of downtown Elkhart. Grubb used the sculpture as an advertisement for his business. At this location the sculpture was slightly damaged twice, when struck by a stray bullet and when a small bomb blew up. In 1989 the sculpture was moved to the store's new location on Cassopolis Street, where it was installed in November of 1993. In December 1993 vandals knocked over the sculpture. It broke across the top of the figure's boots causing the figure to fall on its back. The sculpture was later repaired. IAS files contain a related article from the South Bend Tribune, Dec. 31, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
Illustration:
South Bend Tribune, Dec. 31, 1993.
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 IN000770
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