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Granlund, Paul Theodore,
Granlund Sculpture Inc.,
Allegory -- Place
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Nude
Homage -- Lawson, Rudolph W.
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Peter
Sculpture
South Wind II, (sculpture).
Artist:
Granlund, Paul Theodore, 1925-2003, sculptor.
Granlund Sculpture Inc., founder.
Title:
South Wind II, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982. Copyrighted 1982. Dedicated Sept. 23, 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with a dark brown patina; Base: Kasota stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 44 x 28 x 19 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 16 x 16 in.
Inscription:
(On top of plinth, rear left corner:) P. T. GRANLUND/1982 6/10 (copyright symbol) (On plaque on base, incised:) "SOUTH WIND II"/CREATED BY/SCULPTOR PAUL T. GRANLUND/HONORS THE MEMORY OF/RUDOLPH W. LAWSON/1905-1983/WHO RETIRED IN 1976/AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR/FINANCE AND TREASURER/FOLLOWING THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS/OF SERVICE TO/GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE/GIVEN BY DOLORES LAWSON,/MEMBERS OF THE LAWSON FAMILY/AND FRIENDS signed
Description:
Full-length nude female figure stands on a square base. She stands on her proper right foot, and extends her proper left leg back. Her proper right arm also extends back, and her proper left arm, bent at the elbow, is raised above her head. Her long hair blows upward, as though in a wind.
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- Winds
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Nude
Homage -- Lawson, Rudolph W.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Peter
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter, Minnesota 56082
Located Gustavus Adolphus College, Bjorling Concert Hall, main entrance, St. Peter, Minnesota
Remarks:
Cast no. 6/10. The sculpture was a gift of Dolores Lawson and family in memory of Rudolph Lawson (1905-1983), vice president for finance and treasurer at the College until 1976. IAS files contain related excerpt from College brochure "Granlund in the Linnaeus Arboretum and Sculpture Gardens...," n.d. For further information, see "Paul T. Granlund: Spirit of Bronze, Shape of Freedom," by William Freiert (Minneapolis, MN: Primarius Ltd. Publishing, 1991, pg. 36-37, 114).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota 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 MN000590
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000590
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