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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Lipchitz, Jacques,     Unknown (Pietrasanta, Italy),     Portrait male -- Greysolon, Daniel     Occupation -- Other     Dress -- Accessory     Dress -- Ethnic     Ethnic -- French     Object -- Written Matter     Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Duluth     Sculpture

Sieur Du Luth, (sculpture). Artist:  Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973, sculptor. Unknown (Pietrasanta, Italy), founder. Title:  Sieur Du Luth, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Daniel Greysolon, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1963. 1964-1965. Dedicated Nov. 5, 1965. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Minnesota granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 324 x 84 x 48 in.; Figure: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on left side of base:) DANIEL GREYSOLON, SIEUR DU LUTH/1639-1710/FOR WHOM THE CITY OF DULUTH WAS NAMED/JACQUES LIPCHITZ/SCULPTOR/UNVEILED NOVEMBER 5, 1965/A GIFT FROM ALBERT L. ORDEAN/TO/THE CITIZENS OF DULUTH Description:  Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Du Luth, stands dressed in a plumed hat covering a long, curly wig, a fringed Native-American jacket, and knee-length boots. He holds a document in his proper left hand and points with his proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted on a tall, cylindrical base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Greysolon, Daniel -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Dress -- Accessory -- Wig Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Ethnic -- French Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Duluth Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Minnesota, Tweed Museum of Art, 10 University Drive, Duluth, Minnesota 55812 Located University of Minnesota, Ordean Court, Duluth, Minnesota Remarks:  The city of Duluth was named for the French explorer, Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Du Luth (1639-1710). The sculpture was a gift from Albert L. Ordean, Duluth banker, civic leader, and philanthropist, whose will stated that a fund should be created for a statue of Du Luth. Although the fund was established in 1928, when Ordean died, it was not until 1963 that a contract was let to Lipchitz for $77,000. Since no one knows what Du Luth looked like, Lipchitz created a symbolic image of the explorer. The sculpture was cast in Pietrasanta, Italy. IAS files contain a related article from the Duluth News Tribune, Nov. 6, 1965, pg. 1, describing the dedication ceremony; an undated article from the Supplement to the Duluth Herald and News Tribune; and photocopies of several museum flyers on the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994. 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 MN000336   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000336 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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