Chief Mon-Si-Moh
portrait, male, chippewa, chief
Chief Mon-Si-Moh stands holding an axe in his proper left hand. He wears a headband, with a plume rising from the top of his head and two black and white feathers coming up in an extended V behind his head. He wears a red, knee-length coat, with a white collar and a cross on it. Over his coat the chief wears two bands of material in a red X shape, decorated with a yellow and green floral design. His tan mocassins also have a yellow and green floral decoration. The sculpture is mounted on a tapered rectangular base. -- Smithsonian National Inventory. Inscription: (Wood plaque on front of base:) AT THE OLD CROSSING TREATY OF 1863/PROVISION WAS MADE FOR 640 ACRES OF LAND/NEAR THE MOUTH OF THIEF RIVER TO BE GIVEN/TO THE CHIEF OF THE RED LAKE BAND OF THE/CHIPPEWA INDIANS./THE CHIEF'S SECTION, ON WHICH A BIG PART OF/THIEF RIVER FALLS IS LOCATED WAS INHERITED BY/CHIEF MON-SI-MOH (ALSO KNOWN AS CHIEF RED ROBE)./IN 1879 FOLLOWING A GOVERNMENT SURVEY, MON-SI-MOH/DECIDED THE LAND WAS TOO VALUABLE TO LIE IDLE AND/FOR SEVERAL YEARS DEALT WITH LUMBERMEN LEASING/LAND TO THEM. IN 1895 THE FIRST SALE WAS MADE/FROM THE CHIEF'S SECTION. BY 1901 HE HAD SOLD/THE LAST OF HIS HOLDINGS. unsigned.
Creative Displays
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1976
Painted fiberglass on concrete footing
outdoor sculpture
Thief River Falls
Old Crossing Treaty Memorial, Chippewa Brave
figure, male, chippewa, soldier, Indian dress, pipe
Full-length cast bronze figure of a Chippewa brave standing barechested, his hair in two braids falling over the front of his shoulders. He wears breeches with an ankle-length shawl draped around his waist and over his proper left shoulder and arm. His proper left arm is bent at the waist with a peace pipe crooked, his proper right arm bent and the hand open and extended. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Carl C. Mose
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1932
Bronze and granite
outdoor sculpture
Old Treaty Crossing State Park, Huot
Indian Lady
figure, female, child, Indian dress, cane
A Native-American woman stands carrying a swathed papoose in a craddleboard on her back, her hands crossed before her holding a walking stick. She has black hair (perhaps made of horsehair) and wears traditional dress, including a real beaded headband, white dress with maroon trim, and moccasins with a criss-cross rope band on the tops. The baby is attached by metal hooks and is made of burlap and rope with fiberglass coating and paint (with metal underneath). The craddleboard is golden-brown with Native-American designs of black, white, and yellow on the sides. The baby's blanket is painted cream. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Ernie Konikson
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1970
Reinforced concrete, wood, burlap, rope, paint
outdoor sculpture
Erskine
Lion
animal, lion
A male lion walks with its front and rear proper right legs forward, its mouth open and teeth and red tongue visible. The lion is constructed of a fiberglass shell and is painted yellow with a brown mane, eyes, nose, and toenails, with rope in the tail. The lion is mounted upon a short, rectangular base, painted green. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Ernie Konikson
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1960
Fiberglass, concrete, wood, rope, burlap, metal, paint, wire
outdoor sculpture
Roholt Park, McIntosh
Norman County Soldiers' Memorial
history, world war I, United States, soldier, uniform, military
A soldier stands in a relaxed position. He wears a helmet and military uniform with shirt sleeves rolled up. His proper right hand is at his waist, his proper left hand holds the barrel of a rifle with the rifle butt resting on the ground. The soldier also has a first aid kit, a canteen, and a cartridge belt. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Unknown
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1926
Bronze, granite
outdoor sculpture
Norman County Court House, Ada
Arvegods
abstract, mythology, religion, ephesians
Abstract sculpture consisting of two, four-sided, textured forms (which may represent people or gods), mounted in the center of a circular base. Inlaid lights on the top of the base illuminate the sculpture. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Raymond I. Jacobson
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1979
Bronze, granite
outdoor sculpture
Art Department, Concordia College, Moorhead
Falls Thief
abstract, geometric
A multi-part sculpture placed along several walls of the Administration building. One wall includes cast bronze and painted aluminum shapes, including a propellor on a pole (giving the illusion of slicing through the building); a triangular grid pattern painted royal blue; another grid pattern painted blue, and a fourth boat-shaped piece of aluminum painted yellow. A cast bronze rope threads through the first three pieces. The fifth piece attaches to the main body of the Administration building and is composed of six 'rays' of aluminum, painted blue. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Stanton Sears
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1990
Concrete, bronze and aluminum, painted blue and yellow
outdoor sculpture
Centennial Park, Thief River Falls
Ivar Aasen
portrait, male, bust, poet, philosopher
A bust of Ivar Aasen, philosopher and poet, atop a tall granite base. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Paul Fjelde
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1913
Bronze, granite
outdoor sculpture
Concordia College Founders' Court, Moorhead
Squares in Symmetry
abstract, geometric
A geometric collection of squares inset within a rectangular frame.
Merlin Rostad
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1986
Metal, granite
outdoor sculpture
Art Department, Concordia College, Moorhead
Crosswater, 47 28' 46"
abstract, geometric, nature
Intended as a gathering space for students, this work reflects the iconography and history of the northern Minnesota landscape. The sculptural elements suggest water (boat benches), sky (dome/mound with star drawings), and the landscape (cast bronze branches). Inscribed into the bronze branches are the poetic journal writings of Joseph Nicollet as he explored the Mississippi headwaters region. Detailing the cause and effect found in nature, he concludes with the destiny of the environment upon the mapping of the region by 19th century explorers. -- janetlofquist.com
Janet Lofquist
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1989
Cast bronze, cast concrete with granite aggregate and concrete pavers
outdoor sculpture
Fitness and Recreation Facility, Bemidji State University, Bemidji