Smokey the Bear - International Falls, Minnesota
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BruceS
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Nation's largest Smokey Bear statue in Smokey Bear Park in International Falls, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WM872E
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2010
Views: 8
This 26-foot tall statue of Smokey Bear is largest of its kind in the country. The statue was erected in 1953 as a project of the Koochiching County's Keep Minnesota Green Committee. The Smokey Bear is wearing blue pants and a ranger hat. He is holding a shovel in his left hand and his right hand is raised to signal "Stop". Standing next to Smokey are two smaller cubs. On the base is the inscription: Smokey Says "Prevent Forest Fires"
TITLE: Smokey the Bear
ARTIST(S): Gordon Shumaker, sculptor.
DATE: 1953 sign 1954 website
MEDIUM: Sculpture: painted fiberglass over steel frame; Base: painted concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MN000034
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Smokey Bear Park
3rd Street & 6th Avenue
International Falls, Minnesota
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The correct name for the sculpture is Smokey Bear not Smokey the Bear. Date difference noted in inventory.
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