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Northwoods Staccato: Homage to Paul Bunyan, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
House, John V. 1926-1982  Search this
Founder:
Fonderia Francesco B  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by General Mills Art Collection One General Mills Boulevard, P. O. Box 1113 Golden Valley Minnesota 55440
Located General Mills James Ford Bell Research Center 9000 Plymouth Avenue North West side of building along entrance sidewalk Golden Valley Minnesota
Date:
1972. Relocated ca. 1985
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
General Mills, Inc., 1982.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
House, John V., family of, 2014, 2021.
Image on file.
signed
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.
Summary:
This homage to lumberjack Paul Bunyan is an abstract sculpture consisting of bronze wedges in a curved arrangement
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Homage  Search this
Literature--Character--Paul Bunyan  Search this
Allegory--Place--Forests  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76000122
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_121