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Lumbermen Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Lumbermen Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lumberman's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Dedicated July 16, 1932. Rededicated 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. W. 12 ft. x D. 8 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Artist's monogram of an "A" inside a triangle appears) AITKEN FECIT GORHAM CO. Founders (Names of lumbermen are incised on three sides of the base) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Three loggers stand atop a fallen log. All wear work clothes and two wear hats. From left to right, a river driver holds a peavey, a timber cruiser holds a compass and a sawyer holds a saw. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Industry -- Lumber Object -- Tool -- Peavey Object -- Tool -- Compass Object -- Tool -- Saw Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by United States Forest Service, District Ranger, 326 Newman Street, Federal Building East Tawas, Michigan 48730 Located Huron-Manistee National Forests, River Road National Forest Scenic Byway, corner of Monument & River Roads, Iosco County, Michigan Remarks:  The idea for a monument originated around 1929 with R. G. Schreck, former Supervisor at the Huron National Forest. Funds for the $50,000 monument were collected from lumbermen the state. The monument was erected in 1932 and dedicated July 16, 1932. In 1982, a three-year reconstruction project of the Lumbermens Monument Visitor Center was completed and the monument was rededicated. IAS files contain a list of the names of the lumbermen inscribed on the monument and a brochure entitled "River Road: National Forest Scenic Byway," USDA Forest Service, Huron-Manistee National Forests. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. 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 MI000718   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000718 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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