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Asbjornsen, Sigvald,
American Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Joliet, Louis
Occupation -- Other
Ethnic -- French
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Joliet
Sculpture
Louis
Joliet
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Asbjornsen, Sigvald, 1867-1954, sculptor.
American Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Louis
Joliet
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1903. Installed 1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze on a granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 56 in. x 56 in.
Inscription:
S. Asbjarsen, SC/AMERICAN BRONZE FOUNDRY CO. CHICAGO (Base front:)
LOUIS
JOLIET
signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of
Louis
Joliet
wearing period explorer gear. He stands with his proper left foot forward, holding a rifle in his proper left hand. His proper right arm is forward. He wears a mustache and a hat and looks out to the proper right.
Subject:
Portrait
male
--
Joliet
,
Louis
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Other
--
Explorer
Ethnic
--
French
Object
--
Weapon
--
Gun
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Joliet
Sculpture
Owner:
Joliet
Public Library, 150 North Ottawa Street,
Joliet
, Illinois 60431
References:
Heitmann, Helen M., 1989, 1993.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Joliet
Herald News (
Joliet
, IL), Sept. 16, 1951, pg. 1 & 34.
Joliet
Daily Republican, (
Joliet
, IL), April 28, 1904.
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 74070005
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