Booming Prairie Chicken - Rothsay, Minnesota - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This enormous painted concrete sculpture of a booming prairie chicken was built by Art Fosse, and unveiled in 1976 for the United States Bicentennial. It is 13 x 18 feet, and weighs 9000 lbs. It was repainted in 2008 for Rothsay's 125th anniversary.

The chicken stands in a wayside rest dedicated to Art Fosse, close to the I-94 exit.

And why a prairie chicken? In 1975, Rothsay proclaimed itself the Prairie Chicken Capital of Minnesota.

TITLE: Booming Prairie Chicken ARTIST(S): Art Fosse DATE: 1976 MEDIUM: Concrete CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MN000347 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Art Fosse Park, County Road 11 and County Road 52 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Smithsonian listing, based on July 1994 survey, says treatment needed. Sculpture was repainted in 2008.

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