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Petersen, Elmer Paul,
Schwartz, John,
Animal -- Bird
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
History -- United States
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Jamestown
Sculpture
Bicentennial
Sculpture
, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Petersen, Elmer Paul, 1928-2020, sculptor.
Schwartz, John, assistant.
Title:
Bicentennial
Sculpture
, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Installed Oct. 1974. Dedicated 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sheet bronze, chrome-plated bronze, and stainless steel on a Rosata stone base.
Dimensions:
Approx. 17 x 26 x 2 ft. (Approx. 2,500 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Relief of an eagle with its wings spread half-way. Its head faces proper left, and its legs are spread out a bit, straight down. In the center of the eagle, inside a cloud-like formation, are two figures which lay horizontally. Their heads and arms touch in the center; their feet stretch out toward the edges.
Subject:
Animal
--
Bird
--
Eagle
Religion
--
Old Testament
--
Jacob
Religion
--
Old Testament
--
Angel
History
--
United States
--
North
Dakota
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
North
Dakota
--
Jamestown
Sculpture
Owner:
Ernest Denault Robertson American Legion Post No. 14, 116 1st Street East, Facade,
Jamestown
,
North
Dakota
58401
Remarks:
IAS files contain an unidentified article which discusses the
sculpture
and the artist's thoughts on it. IAS files contain a transcription of a lengthy inscription on nearby commemorative plaque. The inscription describes the symbolism of the various images in the
sculpture
and those responsible for its creation and installation. SOS surveyor reported the base material as Rosata stone, but the unidentified article supplied with the SOS survey reports the base material as Kosota stone.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
North
Dakota
survey, 1992.
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 ND000037
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ND000037
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