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Vergas Loon, (sculpture). Artist:  Wegstrom, Ellis, sculptor. Title:  Vergas Loon, (sculpture). Dates:  1963. Dedicated 1963. Medium:  Sculpture: reinforced concrete, painted; Base: concrete and aqua artificial turf. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 20 x 6 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 11 in. x 6 ft. x 9 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, stone plaque:) VERGAS LOON/MINNESOTA STATE BIRD/COMMUNITY PROJECT SPONSORED BY/VERGAS FIRE DEPT./DEDICATED IN 1963 IN MEMORY OF/EWALD C. KRUEGER POSTMASTER unsigned Description:  A giant loon overlooks a lake. It is painted black and white and has red eyes. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base covered with aqua artificial turf. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Loon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Vergas Billboard Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Vergas Fire Department, P. O. Box 98, Vergas, Minnesota 56587 Located West shore of Long Lake, Vergas, Minnesota Remarks:  Initial cost estimates were $900. The sculpture was a community project sponsored by the Vergas Fire Department in memory of Ewald C. Krueger, postmaster. IAS files contain excerpt from Karal Ann Marling's "The Colossus of Roads," University of Minnesota Press, 1984, pg. 137. IAS files also contain related articles from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Minnesota), March 20, 1963 and Dec. 8, 1964; and an unidentified article discussing the sculpture's construction and projected cost. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Marling, Karal Ann, "The Colossus of Roads," University of Minnesota Press, 1984, pg. 137. 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 MN000349   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000349 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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