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    		• Bervoets, Fred,
     
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    		• Ballew, Ray Dale,
     
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    		• Larson, Harold,
     
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    		• A to Z Fabrication,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Industry
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Object -- Tool
     
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    		• Homage -- Harris, Shorty
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Rhyolite
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tribute to Shorty Harris, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bervoets, Fred, 1942- , sculptor.
    Ballew, Ray Dale, architect.
    Larson, Harold, engineer.
    A to Z Fabrication, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Tribute to Shorty Harris, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Miner and Penguin, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1994.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Steel over steel framing.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 26 x 20 x 3.25 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Illegible signature on miner's foot) signed
    Description: 
    Abstract silhouetted images of a miner and a penguin; both are in profile. The miner carries an upraised pickax and he wears a hat.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
    Animal -- Bird -- Penguin
    Object -- Tool -- Axe
    Homage -- Harris, Shorty
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Rhyolite
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Goldwell Open Air Museum, Route 374, Amargosa Valley, Nevada 89020
    Located 2.5 miles east of Beatty, Rhyolite, Nevada
    Remarks: 
    The piece refers to Shorty Harris, a local historical figure credited with starting the town of Rhyolite.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada 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 NV000057
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