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    		• Fairbanks, Avard,
     
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    		• Gorham Manufacturing Company,
     
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    		• Kutch Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Family
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Architecture -- Vehicle
     
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    		• Animal -- Cattle
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Pioneers, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor.
    Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
    Kutch Company, founder.
    Title: 
    The Pioneers, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original 1924. Recast ca. 1954.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. D. 3 in. x Diam. 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    Avard Fairbanks Gorham; Kutch Co. (On lower front:) ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL/PIONEERS/GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1954 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A bas-relief circular medallion depicting a pioneer scene with a covered wagon being pulled by a pair of oxen led by a male figure. In the wagon, is a woman and child. The wagon is moving over rough terrain and has a barrel attached to its side. The medallion is bordered by two concentric circles, with a cow skull centered at the bottom.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
    Figure group -- Family
    Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon
    Animal -- Cattle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Ann Arbor Public Schools, 2555 South State, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
    Located Pioneer High School, 601 West Stadium Boulevard, On wall near gymnasium entrance, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is a gift from the Ann Arbor High School Class of 1954, and was, at one time, located in front of the school on a brick stand. The sculpture is a recast of a sculpture first cast in 1924 by the Gorham Manufacturing Company (IAS record MI000430) and recast for the Class of 1954 by the Kutch Company.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    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 MI000425
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