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Thompson, Torg,
Lone Star Steel Company,
Occupation -- Industry
Figure male -- Head
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Turnertown
Sculpture
Joe Roughneck, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thompson, Torg, designer.
Lone Star Steel Company, fabricator.
Title:
Joe Roughneck, (sculpture).
Dates:
1957. Dedicated March 22, 1957.
Medium:
Head: iron; Pedestal: steel pipe from the Lone Star Steel Company; Base: stone blocks.
Dimensions:
Head: approx. 12 x 10 x 8 in.; Pedestal: approx. H. 10 in. x Diam. 14 in.; Base: approx. 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A stylized head of "Joe Roughneck," a character representing skilled laborers in the oil industry. Joe Roughneck wears a hard hat; and a band-aid is on his proper left cheek. The sculpture is mounted on a section of steel pipeline, which sits on a platform of stone blocks.
Subject:
Occupation -- Industry -- Oil
Figure male -- Head
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Turnertown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 1049, Henderson, Texas 75653
Located Pioneer Park, State Highway 64, 7 miles west of Henderson, Turnertown, Texas
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from Ruff, Ann, "Amazing Texas Monuments and Museums," Houston: Lone Star Books, pg. 51; and Henderson Daily News (Henderson, TX), Oct. 8, 1963; which discuss the history of the oil industry in Texas and the dedication ceremony for this monument. The monument was designed to mark the spot where oil was first discovered in Rusk County. IAS files contain transcription of text on nearby Official Texas Historical Subject Marker, which gives the history of oil drilling in this area. Oil was struck in 1930 and, in the first 30 years, this field produced more than 3 1/2 billion barrels of oil. The monument includes a time capsule to be open in 2056.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Ruff, Ann, "Amazing Texas Monuments and Museums," Houston: Lone Star Books, pg. 51.
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, TX), Oct. 8, 1963.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, TX), Oct. 8, 1963.
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 TX000038
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