Casper Oimoen - Minot, North Dakota - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The statue features Casper Oimoen standing and holding a pair of skis and wearing skiing attire. The base of the statue is inscribed:

(front)

CASPER OIMOEN
BORN MAY 8, 1906, VALDERS, NORWAY
7 TIMES CENTRAL STATES
SKI JUMPING CHAMPION
NATIONAL AMATEUR SKI JUMPING/CHAMPION 1930, 1931, 1936
ON THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
1932, 1936
ONCE CAPTAIN OF THE U.S. TEAM

(side)

TITLE: Casper Oimoen ARTIST(S): Gerald Peterson DATE: Dedicated Feb. 9, 1979. MEDIUM: Bronze sculpture on a marble base and concrete slab. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS ND000066 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Shirley Bicentennial Park aka Scandinavian Heritage Park Minot, North Dakota DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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