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Newbold, Lewis Francis,
Abstract
Animal -- Horse
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Minden
Sculpture
Monument to the Horse, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Newbold, Lewis Francis, sculptor.
Title:
Monument to the Horse, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Draft Horse Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 8, 1944.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Monument: concrete and rocks; Base: rocks, concrete, and coral.
Dimensions:
Monument: approx. H. 54 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 72 x 44 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base:) (Profile of horse's head, facing right) (Horseshoe) (Profile of horse's head, facing left)/THIS MONUMENT/DEDICATED TO THE HORSE/AND HIS KIND, THAT LED THE/WAY FOR THE PIONEER AND MADE/POSSIBLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF/AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY/IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE./ERECTED IN 1944 BY/LEWIS FRANCIS NEWBOLD AND OTHERS. (On stone on left side of front of base, incised:) SHETLAND (On stone on left side of front of base, incised:) PERCHERON (On stone on right side of front of base, incised:) PALOMINO (On stone on side of base, incised:) H.& .M.A.OF A. signed
Description:
A marker comprised of a large boulder set atop base. Monument is faced with stones from 40 states, as well as coral from the South Pacific. Plaque on base includes profiles of horse heads.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal
--
Horse
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
Agriculture
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
Industry
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Nebraska
--
Minden
Sculpture
Owner:
Newbold, Duane, 5 miles north of
Minden
on Highway 10,
Minden
,
Nebraska
68959
Remarks:
The monument is dedicated to the horse and honors the role it played in helping to open the west and in the development of agriculture and industry. IAS files contain related 1944 articles from a
Minden
(
Nebraska
) newspaper.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Nebraska
survey, 1994.
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 NE000173
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NE000173
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