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Huyck, Clyde,
Henne, Russ,
Animal -- Bird
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Gackle
Sculpture
Gackle Oriole, (sculpture).
Artist:
Huyck, Clyde, sculptor.
Henne, Russ, assistant.
Title:
Gackle Oriole, (sculpture).
Dates:
April 22, 1988.
Medium:
Painted steel, fiberglass and cloth sculpture, on a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 61 x 32 x 104 in.; Base: approx. 45 x 45 x 45 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An oriole, the school mascot, with a "G" on its chest. Its wings are at its side, and the bird looks straight ahead, with its beak open. The bird has its legs slightly apart, and stands on a concrete base, shaped like a flat-top pyramid.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Oriole
Allegory -- Place -- Gackle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Gackle
Sculpture
Owner:
Gackle Public School, 2nd Avenue East, Gackle, North Dakota 58442
Remarks:
IAS files contain related article from Tri-County News (Gackle, ND), May 4, 1988, pg. 1. The sculpture was constructed with the help of local high school students. (On a sign next to the sculpture:) Gackle Public School/Gackle Public/home of the/Gackle-Streeter/Orioles/Welcome
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Tri-County News (Gackle, ND), May 4, 1988, pg. 1.
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 ND000019
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
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