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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Delavan
     
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    Delavan Pioneers, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bassett, George, 1929- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Delavan Pioneers, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Land is Our Heritage, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1970. Dedicated 1977.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 51 1/2 in. x D. 22 3/4 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 36 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    George N. Bassett (Plaque on front of base:) THE PEOPLE OF DELAVAN/PROUDLY HONOR THE EARLY SETTLERS/OF THIS COMMUNITY/AND AS WE CELEBRATE/100 YEARS OF HISTORY/1877-1977/PASS ON TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE/OUR VALUES AND DREAMS/"THE LAND IS OUR HERITAGE" (Inlaid plaque on back of base:) 1977/TIME/CAPSULE/2027 signed
    Description: 
    A man and woman stand next to each other. The man is on the proper right. He has short hair and holds his wide-brimmed hat in his proper right hand. His shirt-sleeves are rolled up to the elbow and he wears suspenders. The woman's hair is pulled back into a bun. She holds back her apron with her proper left hand. She wears an ankle-length dress or skirt with blouse sleeves rolled up to the elbows. The sculpture is mounted on a base of stone set in concrete, with a time capsule enclosed in the rear, encircled around the bottom by a concrete bench. The sculpture is surrounded by loose stone or gravel.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
    Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Delavan
    Bench
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Delavan, Delavan, Minnesota
    Located Park on 2nd Street, in front of water tower, Delavan, Minnesota
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture honors the pioneers of Delavan and was dedicated during its centennial in 1977. Time capsule on base is to be opened in 2027.
    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 MN000376
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