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Fosse, Art,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Rothsay
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Sculpture
Booming Prairie Chicken, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fosse, Art, sculptor.
Title:
Booming Prairie Chicken, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 15, 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: metal and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. x 18 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. (9,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A male prairie chicken with its head bent in a mating dance.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Chicken
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Rothsay
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Rothsay Bicentennial Committee, City Hall, Rothsay, Minnesota
Located Art Fosse Park, County Road 11 & County Road 52, Rothsay, Minnesota
Remarks:
Rothsay was designated "Prairie Chicken Capital of Minnesota" in 1975. The sculpture is intended to remind residents and visitors of the beauty of the prairie grasslands. Built with assistance and funds from the community. IAS files contain transcription of information on nearby plaque describing the prairie chicken. IAS files contain a related article from the Pelican Rapids Press (Minnesota), June 17, 1976, with information on the sculpture's dedication. IAS files also contain unidentified articles with information on the sculpture's creation, dedication and significance to the city of Rothsay, as well as its appearance on television.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Pelican Rapids Press (Minnesota), June 17, 1976.
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 MN000347
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000347
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