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The Boy Fisherman, (sculpture). Artist:  Buswell, Blair, 1956- , sculptor. Title:  The Boy Fisherman, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Man Who Endowed Our Destiny, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1992. Dedicated May 22, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 3 ft. Inscription:  (Around circumference of base, incised:) COMMISSIONED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BUENA VISTA COLLEGE IN HONOR OF HAROLD WALTER SIEBENS "THE MAN WHO ENDOWED OUR DESTINY" signed Description:  Standing figure of Dr. Harold Walter Siebens as a boy. He steps forward barefoot, wearing a hat, shirt, and pants. His proper right hand holds a fishing pole and his proper left hand holds the string suspending a catfish. Subject:  Portrait male -- Siebens, Harold Walter -- Full length Portrait male -- Siebens, Harold Walter -- Child Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Fishing Animal -- Fish -- Catfish Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Storm Lake Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Buena Vista College, 610 W. Fourth Street, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 Located Circle Park, Storm Lake, Iowa Remarks:  Commissioned by the Board of Trustees of Buena Vista College in honor of Storm Lake native Dr. Harold Walter Siebens. The figure was donated to the college and the City of Storm Lake by the Board. Dr. Siebens, who died in 1989, donated $18 million to the college in 1980, which provided for the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens forum, as well as endowed programs in the sciences, computer science, career placement services, and others. He was also an avid fisherman, holding international fishing records. Figure was created with an image taken from a photograph of Siebens as a boy in Storm Lake. IAS files contain a program from the dedication ceremony, two press releases from Buena Vista College, and a related article from Des Moines Sunday Register (Des Moines, IA), Oct. 30, 1994, pg. 88, which includes a rear photo of the statue. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Des Moines Sunday Register (Des Moines, IA), Oct. 30, 1994, pg. 8B. 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 IA000023   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000023 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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