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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Dunseith
     
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    W'eel Turtle, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gottbreht, George, sculptor.
    Title: 
    W'eel Turtle, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    July 1982. Dedicated 1982.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Painted steel tire rims on concrete base.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 18 x 36 x 27 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Constructed of over 2,000 tire rims, this sculpture is painted "turtle" green. The tire rims have been stacked and welded in the form of a turtle, which sits on top of a hill that has been landscaped to house the piece.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
    Object Type: 
    Kinetic
    Billboard
    Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Dunseith
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Dunseith Visitors Bureau, Dunseith, North Dakota 58329
    Located Dale's Thrifty Barn and Welcome Center, U. S. Highways 3 & 5, Dunseith, North Dakota
    Remarks: 
    At one time the sculpture was kinetic (the head moved up and down).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Rolla Turtle Mountain Star (Rolla, ND), July 15, 1982, pg. 25.
    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 ND000009
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