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Sam Peppard and His Prairie Windwagon, (sculpture). Artist:  Frazier, Matt, d. 1984, sculptor. Harvey, Sam, assistant. Title:  Sam Peppard and His Prairie Windwagon, (sculpture). Dates:  Relocated 1990. Dedicated 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: brass or bronze and copper sheeting and concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. x Diam. 3 ft. (3,000 lbs.). Inscription:  (On copper plaque on base:) Sam Peppard/and his/Prairie Wind Wagon/Oskaloosa 1860/Sculptor Mall (sic) Myrup Frazier/R. b. B L.S.B. 1930-1980 signed Description:  A two component sculpture placed atop a roughly poured concrete base. One component of the sculpture consists of a metal "windwagon" with big spoked wheels and a large sail being driven by a seated portrait of Sam Peppard. He wears a full brimmed hat and billowing cape. The front face of the wagon has an oval American eagle emblem attached to it. The front of the wagon is tilted upward. The wagon is embedded in a concrete tornado funnel which rises up out of the concrete base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Kansas Portrait male -- Peppard, Sam -- Full length Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Architecture -- Vehicle -- Carriage Disaster -- Storm -- Tornado Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Oskaloosa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Jefferson County Historical Society, P. O. Box 146, Oskaloosa, Kansas 66066 Located Old Jefferson Town, East side of U.S. 59 Highway, Oskaloosa, Kansas 66066 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Barker, Roger & Louise, Oskaloosa, Kansas Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by Roger and Louise Barker to commemorate Sam Peppard, an early Kansan who traveled the prairies in a wind-powered vehicle. The sculpture was originally located in their yard. In 1990, after Roger's death, the sculpture was donated by his daughter to the Jefferson County Historical Society. The current site of the sculpture, Jefferson Town, is a historical complex. Sam Harvey, helped Frazier with the molding and installation process at its original location. IAS files contain a related article from Kansas! (1991) (no. 3): pg. 30-31. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Kansas! (1991) (no. 3): pg. 30. 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 KS000557   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000557 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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