Cancer III, (sculpture).

Cancer III, (sculpture).

Nygaard, Kaare K., 1903-1989, sculptor.

Cancer III, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.

Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 30 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 18 x 24 x 24 in.

(Incised on the large hand:) Nygaard 19(illegible)9 (On base, front:) Kaare Nygaard 1903-1989 (On base, left:) Cancer III signed

Figurative grouping consists of a full-length nude female and male in the grip of a large disembodied hand. The male crouches behind the female, his head at her mid-back, and his legs flanking her legs. The male is seen from the shoulders down, as the hand is gripping his head against the female. The hand's position is horizontal, with the fingers around the female's shoulders and the thumb across her chest. Her head emerges above the hand and she is looking upward.

Figure group -- Nude

Figure -- Fragment -- Hand

State of Being -- Illness -- Cancer

Administered by St. Olaf College, Art Department, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, Minnesota 55057

Located St. Olaf College, Campus entrance, Northfield, Minnesota

Shortly after the SOS! survey was completed, the sculpture was removed and put in storage, because of a controversy that arose over the piece's content.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.

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