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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76000139 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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