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Hunter, Don,
Lacher, Joe H.,
Hunter Granite,
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Toy
Figure group -- Male
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Milbank
Sculpture
Memorial to 25th Anniversary of Junior Legion Baseball, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hunter, Don, sculptor.
Lacher, Joe H., designer.
Hunter Granite, fabricator.
Title:
Memorial to 25th Anniversary of Junior Legion Baseball, (sculpture).
Dates:
1950. Dedicated July 1950.
Medium:
Sculpture: Royal Purple granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Baseball: approx. H. 18 1/2 in. x W. 18 1/2 in.; Shaft: approx. H. 86 1/2 in. x W. 36 1/2 in. (7 tons).
Inscription:
(Base front:) (Legion symbol)/IN THIS CITY/ON JULY 17, 1925./BY ACTION OF/THE SOUTH DAKOTA/DEPARTMENT OF THE/AMERICAN LEGION./THE NATION-WIDE/ORGANIZATION OF/LEGION JUNIOR BASEBALL/WAS FIRST PROPOSED/AS A PROGRAM/OF SERVICE TO THE/YOUTH OF AMERICA./THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY/BIRCH-MILLER POST NO. 9/AMERICAN LEGION, MILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA unsigned
Description:
Sculpture is 8 ft. tall monolith granite piece with an 18 inch sculpted baseball on top. Commemorating the birth of the American Legion Junior Baseball in Millbank in 1926. The surface is carved on all four sides, with an inscription on the west face, the American Legion emblem and baseball players in action on all four sides at the bottom.
Subject:
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball
Object -- Toy -- Ball
Figure group -- Male
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Milbank
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by American Legion Baseball, Birch-Miller Post No. 9, Milbank, South Dakota 57252
Located 1000 4th Avenue East, near ballpark entrance, Milbank, South Dakota 57252
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of an unidentified 1950 newspaper article from the Milbank Public Library files discussing the dedication of the piece.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993.
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 SD000008
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
SD000008
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