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  • Rains, R. F.,
     
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  • Billings Bronze,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Johnson, John
     
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  • Animal -- Horse
     
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  • Occupation -- Other
     
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  • Dress -- Historic
     
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  • Western
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Laurel
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    The Mountain Man, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Rains, R. F., sculptor.
    Billings Bronze, founder.
    Title: 
    The Mountain Man, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    John "Liver Eater" Johnson, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1993. Dedicated July 2, 1994.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 32 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On stirrup:) JES 93 (On plaque:) THE MOUNTAIN MAN/JOHN."LIVER EATER"/JOHNSON/1824-1900/BY R. F. RAINS
    Description: 
    Standing figure of John "Liver Eater" Johnson wears buckskin, fringed clothing, a fur hat and a moustache and full beard. He holds a rifle by the barrel with the butt on the ground in his proper left hand. In his proper right hand he holds the reins of a saddled horse.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Johnson, John -- Full length
    Animal -- Horse
    Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
    Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress
    Western
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Laurel
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Caboose Saloon, 704 West Main, Laurel, Montana 59044
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture is located in a low fenced-in area and lit by an embedded footlight.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1994.
    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 MT000194
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