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Sculptor:
Kishel, Richard  Search this
Medium:
Painted fiberglass on a concrete base
Type:
Sculptures-Billboard
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by McCarty On The Point 900 South Hoyt Avenue Muncie Indiana 47305
Located Hoyt & Liberty Avenues Muncie Indiana
Date:
1964
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Image on file.
unsigned
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:
Standing figure of Paul Bunyan wearing a checked shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a cap and a belt with "K W" inscribed on it. He holds the handle of an axe in his proper left hand. The head of the axe rests in between his feet. His proper right arm is bent at the elbow and his hand rests palm up.
Topic:
Literature--Character--Paul Bunyan  Search this
Object--Tool--Axe  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN000072
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_314214