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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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000149 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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