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Tommy the Turtle, (sculpture). Artist:  Creative Displays, design firm. Reynolds, Boots, contractor. Western Humor Illustrated, contractor. Title:  Tommy the Turtle, (sculpture). Dates:  1977-1978.; Dedicated Dec. 15, 1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Polyurethane foam, lumber, plywood, bolts, resin, and painted and gelcoated fiberglass on a concrete base. Dimensions:  Approx. 33 ft. x 12 ft. 2 in. x 35 ft. (3 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A turtle, wearing a helmet, goggles and scarf, rides on the back of a snowmobile. He holds the steering wheel with his two front legs, as if he were human. He is painted green and yellow, with black facial features. The helmet, scarf, and snowmobile are yellow. The snowmobile has a black seat and black runners. Subject:  Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Snowmobiling Architecture -- Vehicle -- Snowmobile Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear Dress -- Accessory -- Scarf Object Type:  Billboard Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Bottineau Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bottineau, Chamber of Commerce, Box 84, Bottineau, North Dakota 58318 Located Bottineau City Park and Sports Center, Highway 5, east of town, Bottineau, North Dakota Remarks:  Designed by Creative Display, who then contracted the work to be done by Boots Reynolds (of Western Humor Illustrated). Located on the site of the start and finish of the Peace Garden Classic Snowmobile Race, it was designed to encourage tourism in the Bottineau and Turtle Mt. area. Cost $26,000. IAS files contain an unpublished description of the work from the Bottineau Chamber of Commerce. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. 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 ND000060   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000060 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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