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Bicentennial Sculpture, (sculpture). Artist:  Petersen, Elmer Paul, 1928-2020, sculptor. Schwartz, John, assistant. Title:  Bicentennial Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Oct. 1974. Dedicated 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sheet bronze, chrome-plated bronze, and stainless steel on a Rosata stone base. Dimensions:  Approx. 17 x 26 x 2 ft. (Approx. 2,500 lbs.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Relief of an eagle with its wings spread half-way. Its head faces proper left, and its legs are spread out a bit, straight down. In the center of the eagle, inside a cloud-like formation, are two figures which lay horizontally. Their heads and arms touch in the center; their feet stretch out toward the edges. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Religion -- Old Testament -- Jacob Religion -- Old Testament -- Angel History -- United States -- North Dakota Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Jamestown Sculpture Owner:  Ernest Denault Robertson American Legion Post No. 14, 116 1st Street East, Facade, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 Remarks:  IAS files contain an unidentified article which discusses the sculpture and the artist's thoughts on it. IAS files contain a transcription of a lengthy inscription on nearby commemorative plaque. The inscription describes the symbolism of the various images in the sculpture and those responsible for its creation and installation. SOS surveyor reported the base material as Rosata stone, but the unidentified article supplied with the SOS survey reports the base material as Kosota stone. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. 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 ND000037   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000037 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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