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Ronald Wilson Reagan, (sculpture). Artist:  Efran, Stan, designer. Inocast Corporation, design firm. Burkholder and Son Construction and Precast Company, contractor. Viking Builders, contractor. Title:  Ronald Wilson Reagan, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Oct. 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture on a black marble base, with a brass plaque. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (Brass plaque on front of base:) RONALD WILSON REAGAN/ERECTED IN 1988/AS A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT REAGAN./ILLINOIS IS FAMOUS FOR ITS PRODUCTION/OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; SO IT SEEMS/APPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO BE ADMIRING/THE KERNELS OF CORN IN HIS HAND. unsigned Description:  Ronald Reagan stands, holding kernels of corn in his hand, which represent the state of Illinois' "production of agricultural products." He wears a business suit with a tie, and he looks down at the kernels, which are resting in his proper left palm. He points with fingers on his proper right hand to the kernels. Subject:  Portrait male -- Reagan, Ronald Wilson -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Governor Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Object -- Vegetable -- Corn Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Dixon Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Reagan Home Foundation, 816 South Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 Located Northeast corner of Hennepin & 9th Streets, Dixon, Illinois 61021 Remarks:  The sculpture is located in a park next to Reagan's boyhood home. It is a gift of Dwayne Andreas, chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (ADM), Decatur, IL. ADM has an identical piece at their corporate headquarters in Decatur. IAS files contain related article from Dixon Telegraph (Dixon, IL), Dec. 18, 1988. The Dixon Telegraph article contains installation photographs. Stan Efran of Inocast Corporation designed the sculpture and Burkholder and Son Construction and Precast Company installed the underground support for the base. Chuck Bush of Viking Builders assisted in the installation of the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. Dixon Telegraph (Dixon, IL), Dec. 18, 1988. Illustration:  Image on file. Dixon Telegraph (Dixon, IL), Dec. 18, 1988. 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 IL000039   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000039 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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