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    		• Mose, Carl C.,
     
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    		• Johnson, Jon,
     
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    		• Rich, Lorimer,
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Salina
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Land and Communication, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Mose, Carl C., 1903-1973, sculptor.
    Johnson, Jon, sculptor.
    Rich, Lorimer, architect.
    Title: 
    Land and Communication, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Olaf and Olga, (sculpture).
    Communication, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1940.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Indiana limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    2 sculptures. Each: approx. 8 ft. x 30 in. x 13 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Two figure groupings are installed on the facade of the museum. "Land" is a male figure wearing overalls and work boots. He holds an axe by his proper right leg. "Land" faces west toward "Communication" a female figure with a small boy. The woman faces east and wears long hair, a long dress and boots. Her proper right hand is raised as though in greeting and her proper left arm crosses her abdomen. The barefoot boy wears shorts and a t-shirt. He embraces the woman and also faces east. The groupings flank the entrance to the building.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Salina
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Salina, Arts & Humanities Commission, 211 West Iron Avenue, Salina, Kansas 67401
    Located Smoky Hill Museum, 211 West Iron Avenue, Salina, Kansas
    Remarks: 
    The sculptures are known locally as "Olaf and Olga." Carl Mose was designing sculptor; Jon Johnson was onsite sculptor, assistant to Mose. The building on which they are installed was formerly a post office. The building has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. For related reading, see "Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal," by Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984), "The New Deal for Artists," by Richard D. McKinzie (Princeton, NJ, 1973) and the Salina Journal, Feb. 6, 1937, Oct. 17, 1938, June 19, 1939, Sept. 13, 1939, Oct. 5, 1939, Oct. 10, 1939, Oct. 13, 1939, May 8, 1940 and May 13, 1940.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas 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 KS000638
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