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Laub-Novak,
Modern Art Foundry,
Portrait male -- Borlaug, Norman E.
Object -- Foodstuff
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Animal -- Bird
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Cresco
Sculpture
(Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug), (sculpture).
Artist:
Laub-Novak, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
(Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1971.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 30 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture, by feet, incised:) Laub-Novak '71 Modern Art Foundry N.Y. (On plaque on base, raised:) IN TRIBUTE TO/DR. NORMAN E. BORLAUG/NATIVE OF HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA/1970 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE/HIS WORK IN AGRICULTURE PROMOTES PEACE/BY HIS CRUSADE AGAINST WORLD FAMINE. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. His proper left hand holds sheafs of grain. An abstract eagle is perched on his shoulders with wings spread out as a canopy.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Borlaug, Norman E. -- Full length
Object -- Foodstuff -- Grain
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Cresco
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cresco, 227 North Elm Street, Cresco, Iowa 52136
Located Beadle Park, 2nd Avenue S.W., Cresco, Iowa
Remarks:
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, a native of Howard County, Iowa, won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the field of agriculture, crusading against world famine.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
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 IA000060
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