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Truelson, Raymond, Mrs.,
Midway Signs,
Animal -- Pig
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Billboard
Sculpture
Porky's Restaurant Sign, (sculpture).
Artist:
Truelson, Raymond, Mrs., designer.
Midway Signs, fabricator.
Title:
Porky's Restaurant Sign, (sculpture).
Dates:
1957.
Medium:
Sign: porcelainized metal, painted and outlined in neon; Pole: metal.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 15 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A restaurant sign topped with the head of a pig. The pig wears a top hat and bow tie. His features and clothing are outlined in neon. The sign is flat and two-sided.
Subject:
Animal -- Pig
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Porky's Restaurant, 1890 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000503
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000503
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