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Iron Man, (sculpture). Artist:  Anderson, Jack, sculptor. Title:  Iron Man, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Miner, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: copper, braised with bronze and brass; Base: Cor-Ten steel, iron ore, concrete and stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 85 x 15 x 15 ft.; Base: approx. W. 81 ft. x D. 35 ft. (4 tons). Description:  A male figure in mining attire stands atop of a sphere made of six curved steel beams. His proper left arm is bent at the elbow and his proper left hand is holding the shovel handle. The other end of the shovel rests on the sphere. The figure's proper right arm is slightly bent at the elbow and he holds a pickax in his proper right hand. The figure's head is tilted downward. A piece of Cor-Ten steel sits horizontally through the sphere. The bottom portion of the sphere is covered by a pile of iron ore rocks. Subject:  Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Figure male -- Full length Object -- Tool -- Shovel Object -- Tool -- Axe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Chisholm Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Ironworld USA, Iron Range Research and Interpretive Center, Highway 169, Chisholm, Minnesota 55719 Located Highway 169, Across from Iron World USA, Chisholm, Minnesota 55719 Remarks:  The statue overlooks two iron range attractions: Ironworld USA and the Minnesota Museum of Mining in Chisholm. The statue was erected in honor of the miners of the three iron ranges - the Mesabi, Vermillion, and the Cuyuna. IAS files include transcription of nearby plaque and excerpt from the book "Monumental Minnesota," by Moira Harris, Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 72. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota 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 MN000043   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000043 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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