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Keeney, Michael C.,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Farm
Homage -- Boeke, August
Portrait male -- Anders, Hank
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Insect
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Hubbard
Sculpture
Uncle August, (sculpture).
Artist:
Keeney
, Michael C.,
sculptor
.
Title:
Uncle August, (sculpture).
Dates:
Spring 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carved maple tree.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 25 ft. x W. 6 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A farmer wears a cap and heavy coat holds an ear of corn and a corn stalk. Part of the corn is eaten away by corn borers which are visible on the ear. Two chickens stand at the farmer's feet.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Farm
Homage -- Boeke, August
Portrait male -- Anders, Hank -- Full length
Animal -- Bird -- Chicken
Animal -- Insect
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Hubbard
Sculpture
Owner:
Boeke, Robert, 29503 U. S. Highway 65, Hubbard, Iowa 50122
Remarks:
Commissioned by Robert Boeke as a tribute to his grandfather, August Boeke, a farmer who planted the tree from which the sculpture is carved. The figure was modelled after Hank Anders, a local citizen. The tree was killed after being struck by lightning in 1991. Rather than remove the stump, Mr. Boeke commissioned the sculpture. IAS files include related articles from the Daily Tribune, June 9, 1994 and the Des Moines Sunday Register, June 12, 1994.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Daily Tribune (Iowa), June 9, 1994, pg. A-3.
Des Moines Sunday Register, June 12, 1994, pg. 1.
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 IA000245
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000245
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