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The Emigrants, (sculpture). Artist:  Davis, Roger, sculptor. Title:  The Emigrants, (sculpture). Dates:  1965. Medium:  Sculpture: fiberglass; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) THE EMIGRANTS/KARL OSKAR AND KRISTINA ARE FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS PORTRAYED/IN THE EMIGRANTS, UNTO A GOOD LAND AND THE LAST LETTER HOME,/A TRILOGY WRITTEN BY THE SWEDISH AUTHOR, VILHELM MOBERG./THEY SYMBOLIZE MIGRATION TO AMERICA BY SWEDISH PEASANTS,/WHO SETTLED IN THE CHISAGO LAKES AREA, ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. (On plaque on base:) IN MEMORY OF THEODORE A. NORELIUS/(1908-1993)/FOUNDER OF THE CHISAGO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/PUBLISHER OF THE CHISAGO COUNTY PRESS 1939 - 1965/WWII VETERAN HISTORICAL AUTHOR MASTER STORYTELLER/VILHELM MOBERG'S HOST KNIGHTED BY THE KING OF SWEDEN/PLACED BY THE CHISAGO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/DURING LINDSTROM'S CENTENNIAL AUGUST 1994 unsigned Description:  Standing figures of a man and woman who are Swedish immigrants. They wear nineteenth century, plain peasant clothing. The woman wears a shawl over her head and is looking behind her. The figures are based on characters by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg in his trilogy about immigrants to Chisago. Subject:  History -- United States -- Immigration History -- United States -- Minnesota Figure group Ethnic -- Swedish Literature -- Moberg -- Emigrants Literature -- Moberg -- Unto a Good Land Literature -- Moberg -- Last Letter Home Literature -- Character -- Karl Oskar Literature -- Character -- Kristina Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Chisago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Chisago, Department of Parks & Recreation, 10625 Rail Road Avenue, Chisago, Minnesota 55013 Located Chisago County Press, Highway 8, Chisago, Minnesota Remarks:  A plaque was placed on the base in August 1994 by the Chisago County Historical Society in memory of Theodore A. Norelius (1908-1993), their founder. 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 MN000189   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000189 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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