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Pedersen, Vernon,
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Arco
Copy
Folk
Sculpture
Statue of Liberty Replica, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Pedersen, Vernon, 1912- , sculptor.
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Statue of Liberty Replica, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
ca. 1946-1952.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
and base: concrete and stone, including fieldstone, quartzite, and mica.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 10 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. (1,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Female figure representing Liberty stands dressed in classical gown and a spiked headpiece. In her upraised proper right hand she holds a torch. A book or tablet is crooked in her proper left hand. The
sculpture
is mounted on a square base with a small door opening with stone pillars on the bottom front (west).
Sculpture
and base are made of concrete covered with small stones, including fieldstones, quartzite chips, and inlays of mica. Each face of the base has a different design make of rocks. Liberty's torch was once lit.
Subject:
Figure female
--
Full length
Allegory
--
Civic
--
Liberty
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object
--
Other
--
Torch
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Minnesota
--
Arco
Copy
Folk
Sculpture
Owner:
Anderson Park, West shore of Lake Stay, State Highway 7, just east of
Arco
,
Arco
,
Minnesota
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Pedersen, Vernon,
Arco
,
Minnesota
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was originally installed at a service station owned by the Pedersens in
Arco
. (The artist's father H.P. Pedersen had begun a scenic rock garden there in the 1930s, with help from his sons). The Statue of Liberty
sculpture
was created by Vernon and added to the garden after his return from service in 1946. Sometime after the service station was sold in 1952, the Liberty statue and three others from the garden were relocated to Anderson Park. IAS files contain article from the Independent (Marshall,
Minnesota
), Jan. 21, 1995, pg. 4.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Minnesota
survey, 1995.
Harris, Moira: "Monumental
Minnesota
: A Guide to
Outdoor
Sculpture
," St. Paul, MN: Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 89-90.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Independent (Marshall,
Minnesota
), Jan. 21, 1995, pg. 4.
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 MN000460
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000460
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