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Prazen, Gary,
Occupation -- Industry
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Madison
Sculpture
The Sentinel, (sculpture).
Artist:
Prazen
,
Gary
,
d
.
2016
,
sculptor
.
Title:
The Sentinel, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Copyrighted 1987. Dedicated Sept. 2, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure and plinth: bronze (?): Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 20 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(On metal plinth:) The Sentinel c. 1987/Ltd. Edit.
Gary
Prazen
#3. (Plaque on front of base:) I AM THE COAL MINER OF THE PAST, PRESENT,/AND FUTURE. I REPRESENT ALL THE COAL/MINERS OF BOONE COUNTY. I STAND FOR/FREEDOM AND SAFETY IN MY JOB. I RESPECT/MY FELLOW COAL MINERS AND THE LAND/THAT GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH./MRS. ATHEY'S/3rd GRADE/CLASS OF 1990-1991/VAN ELEM. SCHOOL. (Plaque on rear of base:) unveiled September 2, 1991 signed
Description:
A standing figure of a miner. In his upraised proper right hand, he holds a rectangular container with a cap. His head is turned towards the container and he looks up at it. In his proper left hand, he clasps a tapered rod in front of him. The smaller end of the rod rests on the plinth beside his proper left foot. He wears a one-piece work suit, unbuttoned to the waist, with a shirt underneath. He wears a leather belt with several pouches and a battery pack attached on the rear. A cable runs from the battery pack to the lamp on his hard hat. He stands atop a rectangular stone base.
Subject:
Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Madison
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Boone County, Boone County Commission, Boone County Courthouse, 200 State Street, Madison, West Virginia 25130
Located Boone County Courthouse, Courthouse Lawn, State Street & B Avenue, Madison, West Virginia 25130
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from Coal Valley News (Boone County, WV): May 15, 1991; July 24, 1991; Aug. 28, 1991; and Sept. 4, 1991. The cost of the statue, $30,000, was raised by the Holmes Safety Association from contributions from business, education, private and political groups. A school project was held to compose the plaque text and Mrs. Athey's third grade class was judged the winner. The base and plaque were donated by Ira Handley of Handley Funeral Home in Danville. The statue commemorates the mining tradition of West Virginia and the 100,000 miners who lost their lives in this century. Boone is the largest coal-producing city in West Virginia.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
Coal Valley News (Boone County, WV), Aug. 28, 1991.
Coal Valley News (Boone County, WV), July 24, 1991, pg. 5A.
Coal Valley News (Boone County, WV), Sept. 4, 1991, pg. 5A.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Coal Valley News (Boone County, WV), Aug. 28, 1991 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 WV000066
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