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Mike's World, (sculpture). Artist:  Schack, Mike, sculptor. Title:  Mike's World, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Yard Display, (sculpture). Dates:  Begun early 1950s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Mosquito: cedar, plywood, rubber hose, plastic balls, conduit wire, steel, painted; Popeye group: painted; Dinosaur: painted. Dimensions:  Mosquito: approx. H. 5 ft.; Popeye group: approx. H. 5 ft.; Dinosaur: approx. L. 13 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Folk art assemblage of hundreds of sculptures throughout a yard. Included among them is a giant mosquito, constructed using a cedar pole for the body, heavy conduit wire for the legs, half-inch rubber hose for the stinger, three-eighth inch dowels for the feelers, plastic balls for the eyes, and steel for the wings. The mosquito is painted black and white. Also in the yard, there is a dinosaur with long tail and open mouth standing on its hind legs; and cartoon characters Popeye and Olive Oyl stand holding baby Sweetpea between them. Popeye has a pipe in his mouth. Subject:  Animal -- Insect -- Mosquito Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur Cartoon -- Comics -- Popeye Cartoon -- Comics -- Olive Oyl Cartoon -- Comics -- Sweetpea Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Grand Rapids Folk Sculpture Owner:  Schack, Mike, 213 15th Avenue, N.W., Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744 Remarks:  IAS files contain excerpt from University of Minnesota Art Museum's "Circles of Tradition: Folk Arts in Minnesota," Minnesota Historical Society Press, pg 45-48. Sign on tree reads: MIKE'S/WORLD. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. University of Minnesota Art Museum, "Circles of Tradition: Folk Arts in Minnesota," Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989, pg. 47 (image of Mosquito only). 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 MN000456   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000456 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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