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The Spirit of 76, (sculpture). Artist:  Lanfair, Forrest M., sculptor. Title:  The Spirit of 76, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mountain Dew, (sculpture). Adirondack Skeeter, (sculpture). Dates:  1963-1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fiberglass, painted, and metal mesh. Dimensions:  Multipiece. Each piece ranges from: approx. H. 3 to 6 ft. x W. 3 to 10 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Sculpture installation in a yard consisting of several figure groups and solo figures painted with acrylics. "The Spirit of 76" depicts scenes from everyday colonial life. Scenes are: a fife and drum corps; a farmer plowing with a mule; a colonial woman with a broom; an ox ramming a man in the behind; and barnyard animals, including a cow, rooster and pig. "Mountain Dew" shows a mountain man and mountain woman clutching a lamp post after enjoying a jug of Mountain Dew. A figure resembling Big Foot walks behind them. "Adirondack Skeeter" is an insect figure with a drill bit nose, a long tongue and many legs. A "Deliverance" scenario depicts two men being led or captured by a mountain man. The installation also includes three "tree people" with a "tree dog" and several leprechauns. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Figure group Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress Object -- Musical Instrument -- Flute Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum Object -- Other -- Flag Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Object -- Tool -- Plow Animal -- Cattle Object -- Tool -- Broom Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Animal -- Pig Architecture -- Detail -- Streetlight Object -- Foodstuff -- Beverage Fantasy -- Monster Fantasy -- Animal -- Insect Fantasy -- Animal -- Dog Fantasy -- Elf Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bolton Folk Sculpture Owner:  Owned by Lanfair, Forrest M., R.D. 1, Box 40 P, Diamond Point, New York 12824 Located East Schroon River Road, Bolton, New York References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000785   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000785 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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