Chief Wenonga
portrait, male, Chippewa, Ojibwe
Standing figure of Chief Wenonga, wearing moccasins, leather pants with leather fringes, belt with diamond motif, necklace and full headdress. His proper right hand is raised up and forward as if greeting. His proper left hand holds a hatchet. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Creative Displays
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1979
Fiberglass, concrete, fiberglass
outdoor sculpture
Battle Lake
Coot
animal, bird, coot
A coot running, preparing to take flight. The sculpture is painted black and is mounted on a two-tiered base and supported by steel bars. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Allen Bakke, Lyle Alvstad, Steve Moran
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1992
Steel with galvanized mesh and colored concrete
outdoor sculpture
Ashby
Pioneer Woman
figure, female, pioneer, historic, dress, Bible
Chain saw carved sculpture of a pioneer woman (ca. 1870s-1880s), standing wearing a long skirt and tied bonnet, holding a Bible at chest level in her upraised proper right hand. The sculpture is carved from a tree trunk. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Mark G. Kurtz
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1992
Carved elm wood
outdoor sculpture
Elbow Lake
Kensington Runestone
historic, runestone, Scandinavia, ethnic
A replica of a runestone, consisting of a rectangular slab with a somewhat irregular surface mounted on a tiered base that is flanked by two rectangular walls. The base is surrounded by a low stone wall. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Otto Dallmann
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1951
Grey granite, black granite
artifact
Alexandria Runestone Museum, Alexandria
Samuel Smith Memorial
history, United States, Civil War, figure, male, soldier, military, uniform, memorial
A uniformed Civil War infantry soldier is seen in an advancing position, proper left foot on the ground, proper right foot raised behind him. He holds his rifle with bayonet and shoulder strap horizontally by his proper right side, his proper right hand on the trigger and his proper left hand on the barrel. The soldier has a goatee and wears a Union cap. There is a sword in a scabbard on the soldier's proper left side, with a canteen behind it on the rear. The soldier is mounted upon a multitiered base with a square column upper tier of polished black granite. The lower tiers of the base are gray granite, with a rough-edged bottom tier. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
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Granite, bronze
memorial
First Lutheran Chuch, Morris
Ole
figure, male, dress
Chain saw carved sculpture of a man, standing wearing a stocking cap, sleeves rolled to forearms, pants rolled up at bottom. He has a full beard and moustache and his proper right arm is bent, the hand and half of the forearm now missing. The sculpture is mounted upon a tree stump base, with a flagpole on top of the base on the figure's proper left. The sculpture is surrounded by a picket fence. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Mark G. Kurtz
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1989
Carved wood
outdoor sculpture
Chokio
Pope County Veterans Memorial Monument
history, United States, military, animal, bird, eagle
An obelisk with an etching of a flying bald eagle on front, flanked by two side panels with six military insignia. On the back of the obelisk is an etching of a soldier's helmet balanced on the butt of a rifle, the barrel of which is stuck in the ground. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base, with six flagpoles arranged behind it and one set off to the side. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Monumental Works
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1994
black granite obelisk and concrete
memorial
Glenwood
Paul Bunyan
literature, Paul Bunyan, tool, axe
Paul Bunyan with moustache and beard, kneels on his proper left knee. He wears a blue cap with a brown band, a red and black flannel lumber-jack shirt, yellow suspenders and blue pants tucked into laced, mid-calf boots. He leans on the axe he holds in his proper left hand and extends his cupped proper right hand for people to sit in. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Dean Krotzer, Steven Krotzer, Jim Krotzer, Bruce Krotzer, Sam Krotzer, Rick Krotzer, Peter Krotzer, Mike Carpenter
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1984
Fiberglass, twine, paint, concrete
outdoor sculpture
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Akeley
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
religion, New Testament, Mary, Saint, St. Bernadette, rosary
An arched grotto with Mary standing in a niche toward its top and St. Bernadette kneeling in prayer outside of the grotto. Mary wears robes and a veil. She has a metal halo around her head and a rosary hangs from her proper right arm. Her hands are clasped in prayer. St. Bernadette wears a long-sleeved dress and a shawl or veil over her head. Her hands are clasped in prayer and a rosary is wrapped around them. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Unknown
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1959
Bianco carrara marble, concrete, split fieldstone
outdoor sculpture
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Two Inlets
Leaping Stag
animal, deer
A white-tailed stag with long antlers leaps over a log. The sculpture is bolted to the foundation. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Creative Displays
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1956
Fiberglass, paint, concrete
outdoor sculpture
Park Rapids