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Memorial Belltower, (sculpture). Artist:  Bohnsack, Harlan, architect. Architects Collaborative, architectural firm. Hy Studkstede Foundry, founder. Spencer Construction Co., contractor. Title:  Memorial Belltower, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 14, 1977. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: fabricated steel beams, painted; Bell: brass; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 40 x 9 x 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x Diam. 20 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Three-legged arch with a bell hanging from the point of intersection. Subject:  Architecture -- Religious -- Bell Tower Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Spencer Arch Sculpture Owner:  Trinity Lutheran Church, 900 11th Avenue West, Spencer, Iowa 51301 Remarks:  Construction costs for the Tower area were $14,000 -- made possible through gifts, memorials, and individual project pledges. The bell was cast in 1910 by Hy Studkstede Foundry for the Lincoln Lutheran Church near Royal, Iowa. The bell was originally a gift to the church by the grandparents of Don Olin, members of that church. The bell was brought to the merged congregations of Bethesda and Royal churches in 1950. Harlan Bohnsack of Architects Collaborative served as architect for the tower; Spencer Construction Co., served as contractor. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication ceremony, which includes list of donors and photocopied image of the tower in Nov. 1977. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa 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 IA000035   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000035 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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