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    		• Werner, August,
     
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    		• Nakkerud, Trygve,
     
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    		• Engan, John,
     
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    		• Stende, Einer,
     
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    		• Anargyros, Spero,
     
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    		• Vianello, Franco,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Ericson, Leif
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Norwegian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Leif Erikson, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Werner, August, sculptor.
    Nakkerud, Trygve, sculptor.
    Engan, John, sculptor.
    Stende, Einer, sculptor.
    Anargyros, Spero, 1915-2004 , founder.
    Vianello, Franco, 1937- , founder.
    Title: 
    Leif Erikson, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1962. Dedicated June 17, 1962.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: bronze, painted stone, inlaid Norwegian granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front ledge of base:) LEIFR EIRIKSSON (On circular bronze plaque on back of granite base:) BICENTENNIAL WORLD MARINE FESTIVAL/1776-1976 (On marble plaque on back of granite base:) ABOUT 1000 A.D. LEIF ERIKSON/THE NORSEMAN, NAVIGATING/WESTWARD, DISCOVERED THE/NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT./THIS MONUMENT IS PRESENTED/TO THE PUBLIC IN MEMORY/OF THE GREAT EXPLORER AND/SAILOR BY/THE LEIF ERIKSON LEAGUE./TRYGVE NAKKERUD, PRES./ERECTED JUNE 17, 1962.
    Description: 
    Full-length portrait of the Norse explorer, Leif Erikson. In his proper right hand he holds an axe; in his proper left hand he holds a sword. He wears a necklace with a cross resting on his chest, a helmet, a skirted jacket and over-the-knee boots. The bronze sculpture stands on a bronze self-base atop a tall painted stone mount which surrounds a larger granite base. The painted stone mount stands in a shallow pool.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Ericson, Leif -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Norwegian
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Port of Seattle, Shilshole Bay Marina, 7001 Seaview Avenue NW, Seattle, Washington 98107
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was designed by committee and sculpted as a group effort by Werner, Nakkerud, Engan and Stende. Funds for the sculpture were collected by the Leif Erikson League, who presented the sculpture to the City of Seattle. Granite used for the base came from Oslo, Norway.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
    Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 228-229.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 228.
    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 WA000570
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