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Unknown,
Figure male -- Full length
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Hartselle
Billboard
Sculpture
The Ironman, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
The Ironman, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Iron Man, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: iron, painted silver; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 76 x 10 x 3 in.; Base: approx. 18 x 40 x 41 in.
Inscription:
(On chest, in raised letters:) VegaCal/GETS/THE/BILE (On reverse, in raised letters:) VegaCal/FOR/THE/LIVER unsigned
Description:
Flat male figure wears a brimmed hat and jacket with a shaped hemline. He has a face on each side of his head and he points with both outstretched arms.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Hartselle
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Ironman Grocery, 2605 Highway 36 West, Hartselle, Alabama 35640
Remarks:
Reportedly, the Ironman stood in a pasture on property owned by Howard James. It stood on the old Neel Road, now Ironman road, about 200 feet from its current site. It is believed to date to about 1900 and may have been cast in Birmingham. The product it once advertised, VegaCal, may have been a patent medicine made in New Jersey. Statue has been stolen and vandalized, and repaired by State Highway employees. Reportedly, the Hopewell Homemakers Club repaints the statue every three years. IAS files contain related articles from the Decatur Daily, Feb. 26, 1977 and the Birmingham News, March 11, 1991.
Condition:
Surveyed 1993 June. Well maintained.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
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 AL000326
Item Information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
AL000326
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