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Dallmann, Otto,
Ethnic -- Scandinavian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Alexandria
Sculpture
Kensington Runestone, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dallmann, Otto, 1907- , sculptor.
Title:
Kensington Runestone, (sculpture).
Dates:
1951.
Medium:
Sculpture: grey granite; Base: black granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft. x W. 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of slab, incised runes) (On front of base:) KENSINGTON RUNESTONE/AD 1362 (On two sides of base: translation of the runes)
Description:
A replica of a runestone, consisting of a rectangular slab with a somewhat irregular surface mounted on a tiered base that is flanked by two rectangular walls. The base is surrounded by a low stone wall.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Scandinavian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Alexandria
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Kiwanis Club, Alexandria, Minnesota
Located Highway 27, east of the city, Alexandria, Minnesota
Remarks:
The sculpture is a replica of a runestone that was found in 1898 by a farmer near Alexandria, Minnesota. The original runestone is 31 inches long, 16 inches wide, 6 inches thick, and weighs 202 pounds. The runestone was translated by H. R. Holland of Wisconsin and reads as follows: 8 Goths and 22 Norwegians on exploration journey from Vinland over the West We had camp by skerries one days journey north from this stone We were and fished one day After we come home found 10 men red with blood and dead Ave Maria Save from evil Have 10 of our party by the sea to look after our ships 14 days journey from this island Year 1362.
IAS files contain pamphlet "The Runestone Museum," Alexandria, MN: Runestone Museum Cultural Center. For further reading see Moira F. Harris' "Monumental Minnesota," Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 39.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
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 MN000400
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000400
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