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Spirit of the Prairie, (sculpture). Artist:  Norton, Charlie, 1942- , sculptor. Unknown (Pueblo, Colorado), founder. Title:  Spirit of the Prairie, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1983 (?). 1983-1985. Copyrighted 1985. Dedicated Oct. 8, 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: silica bronze; Base: Canadian red, black, and white granite, and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 10 in. x 48 in. x 45 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 46 x 52 in. Inscription:  SPIRIT OF THE PRAIRIE BY CHARLIE NORTON LEOTI, Ks. 1985 (copyright symbol) (On plaque on front of base, raised letters:) THOMAS COUNTY CENTENNIAL/DEDICATED TO THE/PEOPLE OF THOMAS COUNTY KANSAS/OCT. 8 - 1985 signed Description:  A sculpture of a pioneer woman carrying a young boy on her proper right hip. The woman appears to be striding across the prairie, waving a windswept towel in her upraised proper left hand. The boy clutches a ball in his proper right hand. He is barefoot and his knee pokes through his bib-overalls. The sculpture is placed atop a slightly tapered base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Portrait female -- Norton, Pat -- Full length Portrait male -- Norton, Carson -- Full length Portrait male -- Norton, Carson -- Child Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Colby Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Thomas County Centennial, East 3rd & North Court Avenue, Thomas County Courthouse, Colby, Kansas 67701 Located Thomas County Courthouse, East 3rd & North Court Avenue, Colby, Kansas Remarks:  The artist began work on the piece in 1983. It was commissioned by Thomas County for the county's centennial in 1985. The sculpture cost $35,000 and it funded by donations from county residents. The artist's wife, Pat Norton, and the couple's son, Carson, were the models for the sculpture. IAS files contain related articles from the Colby Free Press and The Prairie Drummer, Jan. 24, 1985; Oct. 9, 1985, pg. 6; and Nov. 1, 1985, pg. 4; and KANSAS Magazine, 4 (1988): pg. 32, 33. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. KANSAS Magazine 4 (1988): pg. 32. 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 KS000492   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000492 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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