Pioneer Woman

Title

Pioneer Woman

Subject

figure, female, pioneer, historic, dress, Bible

Description

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

Creator

Mark G. Kurtz

Date

1992

Format

Carved elm wood

Type

outdoor sculpture

Identifier

Elbow Lake

Files

pioneer_woman.jpg

Citation

Mark G. Kurtz, “Pioneer Woman,” NLLN Regional Art and Artists, accessed October 14, 2024, https://nllnart.omeka.net/items/show/95.