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Life Sketches, (sculpture). Artist:  Dingman, Gordon, sculptor. Title:  Life Sketches, (sculpture). Dates:  1974. Medium:  Brick. Dimensions:  9 pieces. Overall: approx. 10 ft. x 40 ft. x 6 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on wall, incised letters:) LIFE SKETCHES:NEW ULM:1850'S/SPONSORS/CITY OF NEW ULM/N.U.B.D./S.M.S.C./SCULPTOR GORDON DINGMAN/ASSISTED BY JILL DINGMAN/AND ARTEMISA WAGNER/BRICK DONATED BY OCHS BRICK + TILE CO. signed Description:  A mural consisting of nine relief figures depicting the early settlement of New Ulm, Minnesota. From left to right the reliefs depict: a woman feeding geese; a woman making cheese; a Native American warrior on horseback; a woman cooking in front of a tepee; a man standing with his hands on his hips, wearing a hat; a farmer with a horse and plow; a woodsman leaning on his axe; and a sawyer, sawing a log with the wrong end of the saw. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Minnesota Figure group Ethnic -- Indian Equestrian Animal -- Horse Animal -- Bird -- Goose Occupation -- Farm -- Animal Husbandry Occupation -- Farm -- Harvesting Occupation -- Domestic -- Cooking Occupation -- Farm -- Dairy Occupation -- Industry -- Lumber Architecture -- Domestic -- Tepee Object -- Tool -- Axe Object -- Tool -- Saw Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- New Ulm Mural Sculpture Owner:  Located 16 North Minnesota, New Ulm, Minnesota Remarks:  The mural depicts the 1850's in New Ulm. Scenes depicted include a group of women and an Indian warrior (representing peaceful coexistence) and a group of men and a "lumberman" who is using the wrong end of a saw (representing conflicts brought on by the westward expansion movement, broken treaties, exploitation and war). The New Ulm Business Districts and Southwest Minnesota State College conceived and supported the project. IAS files contain a statement by the artist dated Jan. 10, 1974. For further information see Dingham Sculpture file at the Brown County Historical Society. 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 MN000403   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000403 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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