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Biesiot, Elizabeth,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Houghton
Sculpture
The Miner, (sculpture).
Artist:
Biesiot, Elizabeth, 1920- , sculptor.
Title:
The Miner, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979. Copyrighted 1979. Dedicated June 25, 1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 4 x 6 ft. (500 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Along edge of figure's proper right boot, incised lettering:) Liz Biesiot/(copyright symbol) 1979 signed
Description:
A young miner strides forward, carrying a pick in his proper left hand and a lunch pail in his proper right hand. He wears a short jacket and a lantern helmet. The sculpture is mounted on a boulder in the middle of a triangular traffic island planted with flowers.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Object -- Other -- Container
Object -- Tool -- Axe
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Houghton
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Franklin Park, US-41, east side of central business district, Houghton, Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by the Houghton-Hancock Business and Professional Women's Club and the Michigan Council for the Arts. A Miner's Ball raised $4,000 for the sculpture project. The sculpture stands as a tribute to miners who settled the area known as Copper Country. IAS files contain articles from The Daily Mining Gazette, June 26, 1980, pg. 1, and Upbeat section, June 1980.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Daily Mining Gazette, Upbeat section, June 1980.
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 MI000502
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000502
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