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Thompson, David,
Lovin, Sam,
Leben, Kenny,
Leben, Brad,
Leben, Keith,
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Devils Lake
Sculpture
Centennial Sculpture, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thompson, David, 1951- , sculptor.
Lovin, Sam, assistant.
Leben, Kenny, assistant.
Leben, Brad, assistant.
Leben, Keith, assistant.
Title:
Centennial Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
1983.; Dedicated July 6, 1983.
Medium:
Welded steel & stainless steel situated on a granite and rock retaining wall on a concrete slab in the ground.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 173 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 24 in. x 247 in. x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(Rear, center base:) LAVC/BT Sam Lovin/RVM Welding (Front center:) Capsule of time/1883-1983/Ramsey County Centennial Year/Capsule Dedicated July 6, 1983/Capsule Contents: Microfile of/Historical Information Relative/to Years Prior to 1983/To be Opened July 6, 2033. (One side:) We praise God for His Abundant Blessings/In Honor of those/Who Served in Operation Desert Storm (Other side:) To Live Your Life in Your Own/Way. . .To Reach for the/Goals You Have Set for/Yourself. . .To be the You/That You Want to be. . .This/is Success. Class of 1987. signed
Description:
An outline in steel of the state of North Dakota, with counties borders defined, stands upright inside a rock and concrete retaining wall. The wall is in the shape of the United States, its interior filled with local rocks. Within the North Dakota form there is a circular insert containing the shape of the lake --Devils Lake.
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- North Dakota
Allegory -- Place -- America
Allegory -- Place -- Devils Lake
History -- United States -- North Dakota
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Devils Lake
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Devils Lake School District, Superintendent's Office, College Drive, Devils Lake, North Dakota 58301
Located Devils Lake High School, Sports Center, Devils Lake, North Dakota
Remarks:
Sam Lovin and other instructors and students who were enrolled in various classes at Lake Area Vo-Tech Center assisted with the welding and base construction. The Lebens did the masonry work for the base. IAS files contain related articles from Devils Lake Journal (Devils Lake, ND), July 1, 1983, pg. 6.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992.
Devils Lake Journal (Devils Lake, ND), July 1, 1983, pg. 6.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Devils Lake Journal (Devils Lake, ND), July 1, 1983, pg. 6.
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 ND000062
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ND000062
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