Eagle - Aitkin, Minnesota
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BruceS
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Chainsaw carving of a bald eagle in front of the Aitkin County Courthouse in Aitkin, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WMCKTM
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2011
Views: 5
Seven-foot painted chainsaw carved Eagle. The carving is part of a veterans memorial. On the front of the eagle is a plaque inscribed:
Proud To Be An American
The Citizens of Aitkin County Honor
All Veterans For Representing Them In
Serving Our Country During Peace,
In Peacetime Conflicts, And In War
WWI WWII
Korea Vietnam
Persian Gulf
October 13, 1991
Persian Gulf Support Group
TITLE: Eagle
ARTIST(S): Larry Jensen
DATE: 1991. Dedicated Oct. 13, 1991.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: painted, carved white pine; Foundation: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MN000050
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Aitkin County Courthouse
209 2nd St., NW
Aitkin, Minnesota
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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