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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Granlund, Paul Theodore,     Greenig, S. M.,     Bailey, A. J.,     Fritz, James,     Portrait male -- Lindbergh, Charles A.     Portrait male -- Lindbergh, Charles A.     Occupation -- Transportation     Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul     Sculpture

Charles A. Lindbergh: the Boy and the Man, (sculpture). Artist:  Granlund, Paul Theodore, 1925-2003, sculptor. Greenig, S. M., assistant. Bailey, A. J., assistant. Fritz, James, assistant. Title:  Charles A. Lindbergh: the Boy and the Man, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Copyrighted 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures and stepped base: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Man: approx. 92 x 45 x 39 in.; Boy: approx. 62 x 57 x 35 in.; Stepped base: approx. 3 1/2 x 62 1/4 x 44 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on adult figure's proper left shoe:) P. T. GRANLUND 1985 1/5 copyright symbol) (Incised under heel of adult figure's proper left shoe:) SCULPTURE ASSISTANTS/S. M. GREENIG/A. I. BAILEY/JAMES FRITZ (Three inset plaques on three sides of the statue contain incised quotes from Lindbergh) signed Description:  Two figures of Charles Lindbergh as a boy and a man stand on a stepped bronze base, atop lower tiered stone platform. The man stands on the upper step, and he wears a flight jacket and trousers, knee socks and ankle boots. He holds a hat and goggles in his proper left hand. The boy stands on a lower step, wearing overalls and no shoes. His arms are extended like wings. The figures stand with their backs to each other. Three of Lindbergh's quotes are incised in the walkway on three sides of the statue. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lindbergh, Charles A. -- Full length Portrait male -- Lindbergh, Charles A. -- Child Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Minnesota, Capitol Area Architecture and Planning Board, 204 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Located Capitol Mall, In front of Transportation Building, St. Paul, Minnesota Remarks:  Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) was the first person to make a nonstop, solo transatlantic flight in 1927. Other casts of this sculpture stand in Paris, France and San Diego, California. IAS files include an excerpt from the book "Paul T. Granlund," and the text of the Lindbergh quotes which are incised in the sidewalk around the sculpture. The Capitol Area Architecture and Planning Board had authority over the planning and grounds of the site. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Freiert, William K., "Paul T. Granlund: Spirit of Bronze, Shape of Freedom," Minneapolis, MN: Primarius Limited, 1991, pg. 25, 118. 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 MN000278   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000278 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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