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  • Palo-Kangas, Uno John,
     
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  • Figure male -- Full length
     
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  • Ethnic -- Scandinavian
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica
     
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    The Viking, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Palo-Kangas, Uno John, 1903-1958, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Viking, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1937.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 1 ft.
    Description: 
    High relief full-length figure of a Viking installed on high school facade. He has a long moustache and beard and wears a belted tunic with leggings. Accouterments include a winged helmet, armor, studded bracelet on his proper left wrist, shield, sword and cape. He holds the sword pointing downward, his proper right hand on the handle. The tip of the sword rests on the bow of a ship. His proper left hand rests on the shield at his side.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Scandinavian
    Dress -- Ethnic -- Scandinavian Dress
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Dress -- Accessory -- Shield
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Santa Monica High School, 601 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001882
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