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    		• Asbjornsen, Sigvald,
     
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    		• Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Sanders, Wilbur Fisk
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Helena
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Wilbur Fisk Sanders, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Asbjornsen, Sigvald, 1867-1954, sculptor.
    Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Wilbur Fisk Sanders, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1911. 1913. Dedicated Sept. 24, 1913. Relocated ca. 1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 118 1/2 x 30 x 28 in.; Base: approx. 12 3/4 x 41 x 39 3/4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On self-base, left:) THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO./MT. VERNON, N.Y. 1913 (On base, front:) WILBUR FISK SANDERS/PIONEER SOLDIER/LAWYER STATESMAN/MEN DO YOUR DUTY Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of Wilbur Fisk Sanders stands on a square base. The figure wears an early 20th century-era suit with long coat, vest and bow tie. He has a moustache and beard.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Sanders, Wilbur Fisk -- Full length
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
    Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
    Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Helena
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Montana, Montana Historical Society, 225 North Roberts Street, Helena, Montana 59620
    Located Montana State Capitol, Capitol Complex, Helena, Montana
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned ca. 1911 by the Sanders Memorial Society and later, the Sanders Memorial Commission. Funded with a $5,000 appropriation from the 12th session of the Montana Legislature and donations from pioneers and Senator W. A. Clark. Sculpture was originally installed in the State House rotunda, and was moved in 1963 for Capitol renovations. About 1985, it was moved to its current site. Wilbur Fisk Sanders was a Montana attorney and prosecutor. IAS files include a related article from the Great Falls Tribune, Sept. 29, 1963, and an excerpt from the book "History of Montana."
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana 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 MT000232
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