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
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