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Hugo the Ram, (sculpture). Artist:  Pedersen, Vernon, 1912- , sculptor. Title:  Hugo the Ram, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1946-1952. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone, granite (?), and concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 x 5 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (South end, beneath ram, made with stone placement, incised lettering:) HUGO unsigned Description:  A ram with horns stands on a mountain of rocks. The ram appears to be made of granite chips embedded in concrete, and has a planter on its east side. The sculpture is set directly on the ground. Subject:  Animal -- Sheep 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 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 ram 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. Harris, Moira, "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," St. Paul, MN: Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 90. 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 MN000462   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000462 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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