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Yreka Miner, (sculpture). Artist:  Starritt, Ralph Fulton, sculptor. Title:  Yreka Miner, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: sheet metal, welding rod and bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 x 10 x 10 ft. Description:  Figures of a prospector and his mule. The miner is squatting, with his proper right knee up and proper left knee down, resting on a rock. He holds a prospector's pan in his hands. He is bearded, wears a hat, and has a holstered revolver on his proper right hip. The mule stands behind and to the miner's proper left. A shovel, various utensils and personal effects are packed on the mule's back. Subject:  Occupation -- Industry -- Mining History -- United States -- Gold Rush Figure male -- Full length Animal -- Mule Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Tool -- Shovel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Yreka Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Yreka, 701 4th Street, City Hall, Yreka, California 96097 Located Center Yreka Interstate 5 offramp (west side), Yreka, California Remarks:  On nearby plaque: IN TRIBUTE TO THE RICH/MINING HISTORY OF YREKA/DEDICATED THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR/1976/YREKA JAYCEES/SCULPTOR/RALPH STARRITT/OF YREKA. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA000497   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000497 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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