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Hannes Schneider, (sculpture). Artist:  Materson, Edward, 1935- , sculptor. Title:  Hannes Schneider, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated Feb. 5, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 64 x 37 x 88 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 106 x 69 in. Inscription:  (On proper left side of proper left ski:) (copyright symbol) MATERSON 1988 signed Description:  Full-length portrait of Hannes Schneider. He is skiing and wears a sweater, pants, and lace boots strapped to skis. He holds a ski pole in each hand; the poles are raised behind him. His knees and arms are bent and he holds a skier's crouched position. The bronze sculpture is set on the sloping side of a granite boulder base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Schneider, Hannes -- Full length Ethnic -- Austrian Occupation -- Sport -- Skiing Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- North Conway Sculpture Owner:  Mount Cranmore Ski Resort, Main Lodge, Skimobile Road, North Conway, New Hampshire 03860 Remarks:  Hannes Schneider is considered to be the "Father of Modern Skiing". He founded the world's first ski school at St. Anton, Austria in 1907 and was director of the Hannes Schneider Ski School in Mount Cranmore from 1939-1955. The sculpture was unveiled for Cranmore's 50th Anniversary. Cost of the sculpture was approximately $40,000. Funds were raised through tax-deductible donations from businesses and local individuals. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Evening Citizen (Laconia), Feb. 6, 1989 and The Reporter (North Conway), Feb. 15, 1989. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Tom Eastman's "Flight Without Wings", North Conway, NH: Mt. Cranmore Inc., 1989, pg. 88. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Reporter (North Conway, NH), Feb. 15, 1989, pg. 7B. 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 NH000389   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000389 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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