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Gage, John,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Oronoco
Sculpture
(Gold Miner), (sculpture).
Artist:
Gage, John, 1951- , sculptor.
Title:
(Gold Miner), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Prospector, (sculpture).
Dates:
Aug. 16, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carved elm.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 12 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised:) John/Gage/8-16-89 (On lower right, in raised letters:) ORONOCO/GOLD/RUSH/1858 signed
Description:
Full-length figure of a prospector is carved from a rooted elm tree. The figure wears a flat, wide-brimmed hat, long hair and a long moustache and beard. He holds a pick axe at the handle in his proper left hand, the head of the axe rests at his feet.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
Object -- Tool -- Pick
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Oronoco
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Oronoco, Parks, Oronoco, Minnesota
Located Minnesota Avenue, Olmsted County Highway 18, Oronoco, Minnesota
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 MN000524
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