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Earl Bunyon, (sculpture). Artist:  LaRocque, Fred, 1889-1961, sculptor. Wadholm, Ted, welder. Waller, Maynard, welder. Title:  Earl Bunyon, (sculpture). Dates:  1958. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted concrete, iron, stone and wire mesh sculpture on a fieldstone base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x Diam. 14 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft. x W. 8 ft. Inscription:  (Back of base:) R. I. P./LaRocque/Fred/1889-1961/Berd/1893-1965 (Front of base:) DREAMED UP BY/FRED AND BERD LAROCQUE/EARL BUNYON/"COWBOY OF THE PLAINS"/BUILT IN 1958 unsigned Description:  A walking cowboy carries in his proper left arm a branding arm. He holds, with his proper right hand, a walking stick which extends down to the base. He wears a cowboy outfit: a silver belly-colored hat, jean jacket, blue jeans, and boots. Standing on a triangular stone and cement base, he is very thin, and appears a bit bowlegged. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Allegory -- Other -- Bunyon, Earl Western Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- New Town Sculpture Owner:  Owned by LaRocque, Gene, Box 95, Pablo, Montana, 59855 Located 1/2 mile East of New Town, New Town, North Dakota Remarks:  Figure originally held in his hands a fishing pole and fish. Assistants Wadholm and Waller did the welding; others who helped were Richard and Lyle Ruland (cement work), Milton Gillette (the fish), Charley Beiri (the fish pole), and Ross Green (lighting). IAS files contain copy of "Tales of Mighty Mountrail" article, which tells the story of Earl Bunyan as narrated by the artist in a 1961 comic book. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. Kristin Cheronis, Upper Midwest Conservation Labs, 1997. Mountrail County Historical Society, "Tales of Mighty Mountrail," Stanley, ND: Mountrail County Historical Society, 1986. Illustration:  Image on file. Mountrail County Historical Society, "Tales of Mighty Mountrail," Stanley, ND: Mountrail County Historical Society, 1986. 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 ND000046   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000046 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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