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Dolan, Jim,
Figure male -- Full length
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Dress -- Accessory
Animal -- Fish
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Ennis
Sculpture
Madison Valley Angler, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dolan, Jim, 1948- , sculptor.
Title:
Madison Valley Angler, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993.
Medium:
Sculpture: a variety of welded sheet metals, including steel, brass, and aluminum; Foundation: bed of gravel hemmed by wooden skirt.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 16 x 6 x 62 ft.; Foundation: approx. 1/2 x 8 x 78 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on foundation near figure, raised:) JUNE 18, 1993/"MADISON VALLEY ANGLER"/DONATED TO THE TOWN OF ENNIS, ITS/FINE PEOPLE AND TO THE ENTIRE MADISON/VALLEY.... ALSO FOR THE DONORS/ENJOYMENT OF FLY FISHING THE/MADISON AND OTHER RIVERS IN THE/GREAT STATE OF MONTANA./DONORS/Wm J. (NICK) & GAIL SIMMONS/BIG CANOE, GA - McALLISTER, MT/SCULPTOR/JIM DOLAN/BELGRADE, MT unsigned
Description:
A stylized male figure, dressed in the sporting attire of fly fishing, including high boots, a vest, and a wide-brimmed hat, stands as if fishing in a river. He raises a fishing rod with his proper right hand and with his proper left hand holds out some fishing line. Out in front of the figure is a trout jumping out of the "river," caught on the line. The figure and fish are placed on a long, rectangular foundation, representing a river.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Fishing
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Animal -- Fish -- Trout
Allegory -- Place -- Madison Valley
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Ennis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Ennis, Ennis, Montana
Located Highway 287, at entrance to Ennis, Ennis, Montana
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by William J. (Nick) and Gail Simmons.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1996.
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 MT000163
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