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Siems, Alice Lettig,
American Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Melgaard, Andrew
Ethnic -- Norwegian
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Aberdeen
Sculpture
Andrew Melgaard Statue, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Siems, Alice Lettig, b. 1897, sculptor.
American Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Andrew Melgaard Statue, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 3, 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 1/2 ft. x 26 in. x 26 in.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
Alice Littig Siems, Sc. (Lower left of base:) DESIGNED AND EXECUTED BY AMERICAN BRONZE CO., CHICAGO, ILL./ALICE LITTIG SIEMS, SCULPTRESS/1931 (On plaque on base, raised:) THIS STATUE ERECTED IN MEMORY/OF/ANDREW MELGAARD/PIONEER/WHO PRESENTED THIS PARK TO/THE CITY OF
ABERDEEN
signed
Description:
Standing figure of Andrew Melgaard wearing a suitcoat, vest, pants and lace-up shoes. A handkerchief is tucked in his proper left pocket of the suitcoat and a watch fob hangs to the proper right side. He is holding a top coat and hat in his proper right arm. The statue is placed atop a boulder.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Melgaard, Andrew
--
Full length
Ethnic
--
Norwegian
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
South
Dakota
--
Aberdeen
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Aberdeen
, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, 123
South
Lincoln Street,
Aberdeen
,
South
Dakota
57401
Located Melgaard Park,
Aberdeen
,
South
Dakota
Remarks:
Commissioned by the city of
Aberdeen
. Base was donated by John Kruger. The statue commemorates Andrew Melgaard (1842-1911), a Norwegian who settled in the
Dakota
Territory in 1880. In 1909, he donated 11 acres of land (including the land where the statue now stands) to the City to be preserved as a park. He also later donated the land which has become the site of Northern State College. IAS files contain related articles from
Aberdeen
Evening News, Aug. 4, 1931; and
Aberdeen
American News dated Aug. 21, 1983, pg. 20, and Dec. 6, 1981, pg. B8.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
South
Dakota
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Aberdeen
American News (
Aberdeen
, SD), Aug. 21, 1983, pg. 20.
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 SD000047
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