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Westergard, Michael,
Parpart, Ralph,
Kalispell Art Castings,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Family
Allegory -- Quality
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Plentywood
Sculpture
With Courage They Came, (sculpture).
Artist:
Westergard, Michael, sculptor.
Parpart, Ralph, sculptor.
Kalispell Art Castings, founder.
Title:
With Courage They Came, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989. Copyrighted 1989.
Medium:
Statue: bronze; Base: concrete and fieldstone.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
WESTERGARD (On plaque on front of base, raised:) WITH COURAGE THEY CAME/SCULPTOR MIKE WESTERGARD/BASE RALPH PARPART/SPONSOR/SHERIDAN DAYBREAK II/1989 signed
Description:
A male and a female figure stand in front of a hand/walking plow. The woman wears a buttoned dress and her hair is tied in a bun. She cradles a bundled child in her proper left arm, her proper right arm hangs by her side. The man stands at the woman's proper left side and wears a shirt with overalls. He holds a wide-brimmed hat with his proper right hand. A hand plow rests behind him. The statue is placed on a pyramidal-shaped base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Figure group -- Family
Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Tool -- Plow
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Plentywood
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Sheridan County, West Laurel Avenue, Plentywood, Montana 59254
Located Sheridan County Civic Center, Plentywood, Montana
Remarks:
Mike Westergard created the statue and Ralph Parpart created the base. Sheridan Daybreak II was the sponsor.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana 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 MT000155
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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