Fawn
White Earth, Ojibwe, pop culture, animal, deer, social issues, color
This work is comprised of several pop cultural, political, artistic, and social characters and motifs in bright colors that sublimate their role and acceptance.
Frank Big Bear
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1997
Colored pencil on paper; 44 x 30.25 inches
graphic art
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth
Untitled
Anishinabe, birch bark, flower, turtle, animal, nature, design
A birch bark turtle's shell is ornamented with flowers and surrounded by geometrical floral background and trim.
Pat and Gage Kruse
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2010
birch bark, red willow, and deer sinew; 32 x 48 inches
birch bark
Heritage Pole
animal, bird, eagle, duck, fish, deer
A carved story pole depicting images of local animals in seven low reliefs from top to bottom, topped with a painted eagle. Images include those of a fish, animal head (perhaps deer), and birds, including a duck. The pole is surrounded by a short metal sleeve at the bottom that is bolted to the concrete foundation pad. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Jim Schram
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1984
Wood, paint, concrete
outdoor sculpture
Heritage Park, Blackduck
Black Duck
animal, bird, duck
A black duck appears to be coming in for a landing with its wings spread out, its legs forward, and its tail turned in. The painted sculpture is mounted on a rectangular concrete base with stone facing. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
FAST Corporation
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1985
Fiberglass, paint, concrete, stone
outdoor sculpture
Heritage Park, Blackduck
Logger and Eagle
figure, male, lumber, axe, animal, bird, eagle, hat
Standing chain saw carved figure of a logger holding an eagle on an axe above his head with his proper right hand. The logger is dressed in a shirt, pants with suspenders and a hat. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Jerry Faber
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1991
Wood
outdoor sculpture
Cass Lake Community Library, Cass Lake
Big Fish
animal, fish
A building in the form of a fish, formerly used as a drive-in and hamburger stand. The structure is wooden (ash), covered with painted tarpaper. The fish's mouth is open wide, lined with wooden teeth, with the entrance door within the mouth. The rectangular opening on the side of the fish was once used as a window. Short barricades buffer the fish on the parking lot side. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Wayne Kumpla
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1957
Ash lumber, painted asphalt roofing, concrete foundation
outdoor sculpture
Bena
Star Buck
animal, deer
Fountain sculpture consists of a light brown and white leaping buck on a pedestal of rocks in a round basin. A yellow star stands on the buck's antlers. Water spouts from a roughly octagonal pipe around the base. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Unknown
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1972
Painted concrete, stone
outdoor sculpture
Minnewaska Lutheran Home, Starbuck
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
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
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