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Moran Ironworks,
Moran, Tom,
Moran, Joan,
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Cheboygan
Billboard
Sculpture
(Largest Pickax in the United States), (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Moran Ironworks, founder.
Moran, Tom, sculptor.
Moran, Joan, sculptor.
Title:
(Largest Pickax in the United States), (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: painted steel and wood; Base: steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 36 ft. x 10 ft. x 13 in. x Diam. 12 in.; Base: approx. 19 ft. x 95 in. x 133 in. (2,500 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On plaque in front:) Largest Pickax/in the/United States/GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS/BUILT IN ONAWAY, IN 1990/BY MORAN IRONWORKS INC./36 FEET LONG 2,500 POUNDS/DONATED TO/
CHEBOYGAN
COUNTY FAIR/BY/MORAN IRONWORKS INC./TOM & JOAN MORAN unsigned
Description:
Giant pickaxe mounted diagonally on a cradle base of steel tubes. The axe is red with a silver blade.
Subject:
Object
--
Tool
--
Axe
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Michigan
--
Cheboygan
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Cheboygan
County Fair Commission,
Cheboygan
,
Michigan
Located
Cheboygan
Fairgrounds, Lincoln Street,
Cheboygan
,
Michigan
Remarks:
Gift of Tom and Joan Moran of Moran Ironworks. The wooden handle may have previously been a telephone pole. The pickaxe is moved to the center of the midway during the fair.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Michigan
survey, 1993.
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 MI000572
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000572
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