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Big Vic, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Sparta, Wisconsin), fabricator. Title:  Big Vic, (sculpture). Dates:  1980. Installed Sept. 20, 1980. Relocated 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted fiberglass; Base: concrete and wood. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 25 x 5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 4 x 4 ft. Description:  Full-length figure of a fur trader stands on a stepped platform. The figure wears buckskin clothing and a stocking cap. He has a moustache and a full beard. There is a powderhorn strapped to his back and a pistol tucked into the front of his belt. He leans on a rifle held vertically at his proper right side. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Hunter -- Trapper Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Ranier Billboard Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Ranier, Parks Department, Ranier, Minnesota Located Minnesota Highway 11, Ranier, Minnesota Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Formerly located Voyageurs National Park, Little Cranberry Island, 3131 Highway 53, International Falls, Minnesota Formerly in the collection of Wilderness Properties, Remarks:  The sculpture was originally erected in Voyageurs National Park, reportedly as a symbol of protest against the rules, regulations and land acquisition policies of the National Park Service. Acquired by the National Park Service, the sculpture was donated to the City of Rainier in 1982. There is information on file for this piece in the Voyageur National Park Archives. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995. 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 MN000558   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000558 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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