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Brodin, Rodger M.,
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Anoka
Sculpture
King, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brodin, Rodger M., 1940- , sculptor.
Title:
King, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Copyrighted May 15, 1988. Dedicated May 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. 1 in. x W. 2 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) KING/ANOKA POLICE/K-9/R M BRODIN (copyright symbol) 5/15/88 (On plaque on base:) KING/MEMORIAL PARK/IN MEMORY OF ANOKAS FIRST AND/MOST DECORATED POLICE DOG. HE/WAS A FRIEND AND PROTECTOR/OF ALL AKONANS./SPONSORED BY/ANOKA POLICE FEDERATION/ANOKA LIONS CLUB/ANOKA JAYCEES/ANOKA LEGION POST 102 signed
Description:
Seated figure of a German Shepherd police dog. The dogs wears a harness with a badge on the belt. His mouth is open and his tongue is hanging out.
Subject:
Animal -- Dog -- German Shepherd
Animal -- Portrait -- King
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Anoka
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Anoka, Anoka Police Department, 2015 1st Avenue North, Anoka, Minnesota 55303
Located King Park, Fairoak & Church Streets, Anoka, Minnesota
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Anoka Police Federation in memory of King, the first police dog in Minnesota who served from 1967 to 1972. Other sponsors were the Anoka Lions Club, Jaycees and American Legion Post 102. This sculpture replaces a worn cement statue of King installed in the park previously. IAS files include the Anoka Police Annual Report, v. VI, Oct. 1988 which has photographs from the dedication ceremony.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995.
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 MN000181
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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