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    		• Pedersen, H. P.,
     
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    		• Pedersen, Vernon,
     
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    		• Pedersen, M. M.,
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Arco
     
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    		• Folk
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Liberty Bell, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pedersen, H. P., 1885-1942, sculptor.
    Pedersen, Vernon, 1912- , assistant.
    Pedersen, M. M., assistant.
    Title: 
    Liberty Bell, (sculpture).
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Concrete, stone, and glass (?), over metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. 6 ft. x 5 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft.; Bell: approx. H. 2 ft. 4 in. x Diam. 27 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A bell with surrounding frame and planters. The frame is decorated with US shields, two on the west face and two on the east face, and crossed flags that appear to be made of colored glass chips on the north and south sides. On the inside east side of the frame there is an open area, like a window, with a rounded top. The bell and frame are made of several types of stone, and sit directly on the ground.
    Subject: 
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
    Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Arco
    Folk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Anderson Park, West shore of Lake Stay, State Highway 7, just east of Arco, Arco, Minnesota
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was originally part of the "Scenic Rock Garden," a tourist attraction at a service station owned by the artist in Arco, Minnesota. The rock garden was begun in the 1930s, and the artist was assisted by his sons, Vernon and M. M. Pedersen. The artist died in 1942. Sometime after Vernon Pedersen sold the service station in 1952, the Liberty Bell and three other sculptures from the Scenic Rock Garden were relocated to Anderson Park. IAS files contain a newspaper 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.
    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 MN000461
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