Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
literature, Paul Bunyon, character, babe, ox, lumberjack
Paul Bunyan stands next to Babe the Blue Ox. Paul Bunyan has a moustache and a cigar in his mouth. He wears a visored cap, a long-sleeved checkered shirt and shoes. Paul Bunyan is mounted on a trapezoidal base. --Smithsonian National Inventory
Cyril M. Dickenson, Jim Payton
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1937
Concrete, paint, plaster
outdoor sculpture
Paul Bunyon Drive, Bemidji
Big Turkey
animal, bird, turkey
A large turkey stands with its wings by its side and its tail feathers raised and fanned. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Shell Scott
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1986
Painted fiberglass
outdoor sculpture
Frazee
Little Turkey
animal, bird, turkey
A large turkey, atop a wooden base, stands with its wings swept back and tail raised and fanned. The turkey has a blue crest, red throat, and its body is white with blue highlights. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Shell Scott
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1990
Painted wood
outdoor sculpture
Frazee
Vergas Loon
animal, bird, loon
A giant loon overlooks a lake. It is painted black and white and has red eyes. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base covered with aqua artificial turf. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Ellis Wegstrom
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1963
Reinforced concrete, paint, turf
outdoor sculpture
Vergas
Chief Bemidji
portrait, male, Ojibwe, chief, weapon, gun
Chief Bemidji stands with his proper right hand raised to shield his eyes and his proper left hand holding a rifle, the butt of which rests on the ground. A small log is at his feet. The sculpture is surrounded by a low chain-link fence. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Erik Boe, Gustaf Hinche
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1952
Carved cedar coated with fiberglass and paint, concrete
outdoor sculpture
Library Park, Bemidji
Pelican
animal, bird, pelican
Large-billed pelican stands on a square platform overlooking a dam. The platform is directly on the water. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Ted and Anton Resset
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1957
Painted concrete with steel rods and metal sheeting, concrete
outdoor sculpture
Pelican Rapids
Booming Prairie Chicken
animal, bird, chicken
A male prairie chicken with its head bent in a mating dance. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Art Fosse
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1976
Concrete, paint, metal
outdoor sculpture
Rothsay
Otter
animal, otter
A large otter, standing on all four legs with its tail resting by its proper left side, overlooks a lakefront in a park. The otter is painted brown with a khaki colored underbelly, white whiskers and black eye. The otter rests on a foundation of small concrete pads under its feet and tail, and is encircled by a ring made of railroad ties. -- Smithsonian National Inventory
Steve Jaenisch
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1972
Painted concrete
outdoor sculpture
Fergus Falls
Canada Goose
animal, bird, goose
Steel rod sculpture of open design of a Canada Goose. The goose, which moves with the wind, has wings outspread and is painted brown, black, and white. The base is painted light green. -- National Art Inventory
Steve Jaenisch
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1972
Steel rod, paint
outdoor sculpture
Fergus Falls
George B. Wright
portrait, male, engineering, real estate
Standing portrait of George Burdick Wright, depicted wearing pioneer garb. He has a beard and wears a cap with fringed leather jacket, and a pouch strapped across his chest on his proper left breast. His proper right hand is on his hip. The sculpture is mounted upon a square, multitiered base with a circular midsection, set on a square foundation. -- National Art Inventory
Harriet Hanley
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1926
Granite
outdoor sculpture
Fergus Falls