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Bethany Lutheran Church and Olof Olsson, (sculpture). Artist:  Gunnarson, Oscar, 1884-1962, sculptor. Title:  Bethany Lutheran Church and Olof Olsson, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Olof Olsson, (sculpture). Medium:  Sculptures: cement and native sandstone; Bases: concrete and native sandstone. Dimensions:  2 pieces. (Figure: approx. 16 x 12 x 7 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 18 x 18 in.); (Church: approx. 17 x 15 x 15 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 18 x 18 in.; Church foundation: W. 24 in. x D. 24 in.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two sculptures -- a miniature model of the Bethany Lutheran Church and a portrait of Lutheran pastor Olof Olsson. The church has a slanted sod roof and windows on the sides which once held glass. Olsson has a beard and sits on a bench holding a Bible in his proper left hand; his proper right hand rests on his knee. The sculptures are set atop tapered bases constructed of small pieces of brown native sandstone with concrete caps. Subject:  Portrait male -- Olsson, Olof -- Full length Ethnic -- Swedish Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Object -- Written Matter -- Bible Architecture -- Religious -- Church Architecture -- Religious -- Bethany Lutheran Church Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lindsborg Sculpture Owner:  Gunnarson, Eunice, 514 North Chestnut, Lindsborg, Kansas Remarks:  The sculptures were the first is a series of miniatures done by the artist in the early 1930s. The sculptures commemorate Olof Olsson, a Lutheran pastor who led a group of emigrants from Varmland, Sweden in 1869 to found the village of Lindsborg. Bethany Lutheran Church was the first church built in the Smoky Valley. IAS files contain a related article from the Hutchinson News, July 10, 1938 and clipping from Kansas City Times, July 1934. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita 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 KS000560   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000560 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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