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Rovelstad, Trygve A.,
Portrait male -- Gifford, James T.
Occupation -- Other
Homage -- Gifford, Hezekiah
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Elgin
Sculpture
Pioneer Father, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rovelstad, Trygve A., 1903-1990, sculptor.
Title:
Pioneer Father, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1968.; Dedicated 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze on a Carnelian granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 2 in. x 13 in. x 17 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 3 in. x 22 in. x 22 in.
Inscription:
TRYGVE A. ROVELSTAD (On sculpture:) "FATHER"/U.S. ELGIN PIONEER 1/2 DOLLAR 1936 (Base front:) IN MEMORY OF/JAMES T. AND/HEZEKIAH GIFFORD/WHO ARRIVED HERE/APRIL 3, 1835 &/CALLED IT ELGIN/BICENTENNIAL/1976/ELGIN MAYOR/RICHARD L. VERBIC/COUNCIL MEMBERS/HARRY W. BARNES/RONALD BECKMANN/ROBERT GILLIAM/ERWIN SCHMIDT/JUDITH A. STRATTAN/STEVE WEST/CITY MANAGER/LEO NELSON (Base back:) "PIONEER FATHER"/GIFT OF THE PIONEER/MEMORIAL FOUNDATION/OF ILLINOIS INC./PRESIDENT/TRYGVE A. ROVELSTAD/DIRECTORS/MILTON A. GROW/JOHN S. PAGE/MERRILL O. CALAME/FLORENCE W. BROWN/MEMBERS/GLORIA G. ROVELSTAD/MYRTLE BERGSUND/STANLEY ROVELSTAD/JAMES A. STEFFEN/ARTHUR L. BOWSERY/DR. G. W. ABBOTT/NATHANIEL S. WARNER/LLOYD W. ZIEGLER/G.-A. ROVELSTAD/DOROTHY AINSWORTH/CAROLYN A. GETZ/C.&N. ROSBOROUGH/ERECTED BY THE CITY/OF ELGIN signed
Description:
A bust of James T. Gifford set upon a granite base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Gifford, James T. -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
Homage -- Gifford, Hezekiah
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Elgin
Sculpture
Owner:
City of Elgin, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois 60120
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois 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 IL000192
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000192
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