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Wallen, R. T.,
Battle Mountain Bronze,
Animal -- Bear
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau
Sculpture
Windfall Fisherman, (sculpture).
Artist:
Wallen, R. T., sculptor.
Battle Mountain Bronze, founder.
Title:
Windfall Fisherman, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bear, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Copyrighted 1987.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 60 x 105 x 48 in.
Inscription:
(On proper right rear paw:) R. T. Wallen 1987 (copyright symbol) (On plaque on base:) Summer is the bountiful time of easy living for bears in/Alaska and they have arranged their lives accordingly--/stuffing themselves on salmon, greens and berries/while the season affords, and then retiring/to sleep away the winter in fat comfort./WINDFALL FISHERMAN/This bronze sculpture of an Alaskan brown bear/by R. T. Wallen of Juneau/was commissioned by the Silver Anniversary Committee/of the City and Borough of Juneau in celebration of/the first quarter century of Alaska statehood./1959-1984 signed
Description:
Large brown bear sits on a log with a salmon in its paws. The sculpture is part of a larger plaza area at the Courthouse.
Subject:
Animal -- Bear
Animal -- Fish -- Salmon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and Borough of Juneau, Juneau, Alaska
Located Courthouse Plaza, Main Street, Juneau, Alaska
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Silver Anniversary Committee of the City and Borough of Juneau in honor of 25 years of Alaskan statehood.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.
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 AK000159
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