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The Menominee, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, Patricia, sculptor. Gjelsteen, Seaborg & Jensen, architectural firm. Menominee Boiler Works, fabricator. Marinette Marine Corporation, contractor. Title:  The Menominee, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 22, 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel with patina; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 5 ft. x 3 ft.; Foundation: approx. 4 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on foundation, raised:) MENOMINEE LEGEND/THE MENOMINEE INDIAN EMERGED FROM THE/EARTH AT THE MOUTH OF THE MENOMINEE RIVER/AS A BEAR/MAN./THIS SCULPTURE IS A CENTENNIAL GIFT TO/MENOMINEE ("LAND OF WILD RICE") FROM THE/FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WHICH WAS THE/FIRST ORGANIZED CONGREGATION-1868./ARTIST: PATRICIA L. JOHNSON/ARCHITECT: GJELSTEEN, SEABORG & JENSEN/FABRICATORS: MENOMINEE BOILER WORKS/MATERIALS: MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION/DEDICATION: MAY 22, 1983 unsigned Description:  Abstract depicting the mythological Indian Bear/Man, with a long feather headdress and a bear claw, and cutouts of a fish and candle. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Menominee Mythology -- American Indian Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Animal -- Fish Animal -- Bear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Menominee Sculpture Owner:  City of Menominee, US RT 41 North, Menominee Municipal Complex, Menominee, Michigan Remarks:  Centennial gift to Menominee from First Presbyterian Church. IAS files contain a related brochure which discusses the sculpture and the legend it represents. 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 MI000173   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000173 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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