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Brioschi, Amarigo J.,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Olson, Floyd B.
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Sculpture
Floyd B. Olson, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brioschi
,
Amarigo
J
.,
sculptor
.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Floyd B. Olson, (sculpture).
Dates:
1958.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: cast bronze; Base and wall: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 58 x 48 x 28 1/2 in.
Inscription:
A.
Brioschi
, sc, Studio, 1958 Roman Bronze Works, Inc. N.Y. (On front of base, incised:) FLOYD B./OLSON signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing male figure of Governor Floyd B. Olson. Olson wears a double breasted suit. His proper right arm and hand are raised, with the index finger and thumb pointing upward in a gesturing position. His proper left hand rests on a wall behind him. The wall rises from behind the base to the level of Olson's hips, and extends out from the sides of the base at a lower level, roughly the same height as base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Olson, Floyd B. -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Minnesota, Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota
Located Minnesota State Capitol, North end of Capitol Mall, one block north of John Ireland Boulevard & Constitution Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota
Remarks:
Floyd B. Olson served as Governor of the State of Minnesota. IAS files contain related excerpt from book by Moira F. Harris, "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," [St. Paul:] Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 45.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Minnesota Historical Society, 1976.
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 76000139
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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