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Mignery, Herb,
Loveland Sculpture Works,
Figure male -- Full length
Allegory -- Place
Occupation -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Hastings
Bench
Sculpture
Prairie Odyssey, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Mignery, Herb, sculptor.
Loveland
Sculpture
Works, founder.
Title:
Prairie Odyssey, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Cast 1991. Dedicated April 24, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: cast bronze with patina; Base: Colorado red sandstone and brick.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 14 x 2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 51 x 119 x 119 in. (1,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On lower rear of statue:) Herb Mignery CA 1/3 1991 (On proper left side:) "PRAIRIE ODYSSEY"/BY/HERB MIGNERY CAA/THE
SCULPTURE
IS THE PROPERTY OF THE DUTTON-LAINSON COMPANY (On plaque on front of base:) DUTTON-LAINSON/PLAZA/DEDICATED TO THE CITIZENS OF
HASTINGS
/BY/DUTTON-LAINSON COMPANY/ON THE 106TH YEAR/OF THE FOUNDING OF THE COMPANY/APRIL 24, 1992 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A male pioneer, dressed in a long, loose-fitting jacket, shirt, leather trousers, and wide-brimmed hat, stands with a whip folded over his proper left shoulder while grasping a rifle with his proper left hand. The statue is placed atop a stone and brick base which rests on a stepped area surrounded by a number of benches.
Subject:
Figure male
--
Full length
Allegory
--
Place
--
Plains
Occupation
--
Other
--
Cowboy
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object
--
Weapon
--
Gun
Object
--
Weapon
--
Whip
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Nebraska
--
Hastings
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Dutton-Lainson Company, Public Relations, 451 West 2nd, Dutton-Lainson Company Plaza,
Hastings
,
Nebraska
68901
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was commissioned for the newly built plaza. Both were a gift of the Dutton-Lainson Company to the citizens of
Hastings
on the 106th year of the company's founding. IAS files contain a related brochure about the plaza and newsclipping from
Hastings
Tribune, vol. 87, no. 174 (April 24, 1992), pg. 1-2. The
sculpture
was cast in 30 pieces. Fifty small models were cast from the model and sold.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Nebraska
survey, 1995.
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 NE000149
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