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Konikson, Ernie,
Figure group -- Female & Child
Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Erskine
Sculpture
(Indian Lady), (sculpture).
Artist:
Konikson, Ernie, sculptor.
Title:
(Indian Lady), (sculpture).
Dates:
1970.
Medium:
Sculpture: reinforced concrete, wood, burlap, rope, painted; Base: reinforced concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft., Diam. 6 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 14 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A Native-American woman stands carrying a swathed papoose in a craddleboard on her back, her hands crossed before her holding a walking stick. She has black hair (perhaps made of horsehair) and wears traditional dress, including a real beaded headband, white dress with maroon trim, and moccasins with a criss-cross rope band on the tops. The baby is attached by metal hooks and is made of burlap and rope with fiberglass coating and paint (with metal underneath). The craddleboard is golden-brown with Native-American designs of black, white, and yellow on the sides. The baby's blanket is painted cream. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female & Child
Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Erskine
Sculpture
Owner:
Winn-E-Mac Motel, Junction Highway 2 & 59, P. O. Box 144, Erskine, Minnesota 56535
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Walt and Betty Johnson, the first owners of the motel. The woman's dress was originally painted golden-brown. The walking stick and its triangular base were later additions, added for stability. According to the 1995 SOS! survey, the sculpture had a recent repair to the hands and at where the walking stick joins the body.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
Harris, Moira, "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," St. Paul: Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 85-87.
Illustration:
Harris, Moira, "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," St. Paul: Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 87.
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 MN000451
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