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Jack E. Anderson

1929 – 1993

American artist

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Lived 1929 – 1993 (aged 64). Jack E. Anderson was an American sculptor.

Jack E. Anderson's "Snowshoe Priest" sculpture of Bishop Frederic Baraga

Jack E. Anderson (September 10, 1929December 5, 1993) was a metal sculptor of large commemorative statues that are roadside attractions in the Midwestern United States. His work includes the tall figure that is part of the Iron Man statue at the entrance to the Ironworld Discovery Center, 1.3 kilometers outside Chisholm, Minnesota, and a statue dedicated to Bishop Baraga in L'Anse, Michigan. Anderson died December 5, 1993, while living in Chassell, Michigan.

Iron Man The Iron Man sculpture was erected as a tribute to miners of the Mesabi, Cuyuna, and Vermilion Iron Ranges of northeastern Minnesota. It is accompanied by a plaque with Veda Ponikvar's The Emergence of Man Through Steel poem and was completed in 1987 out of iron ore.

The statue, located on U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota, is the third largest Metal statue in the United States (behind the Statue of Liberty and Our Lady of the Rockies). The sculpture weighs (the shovel weighs and each boot weighs ); the base is constructed of Corten steel, which turns red with exposure. and chose L'Anse ("end of the bay" in French) as the site because it was an area often traveled by Baraga.

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Who was Jack E. Anderson?

American artist (1929-1993)

When was Jack E. Anderson born?

Jack E. Anderson was born on 10 September 1929.

When did Jack E. Anderson die?

Jack E. Anderson died on 5 December 1993.

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Jack E. Anderson was a sculptor.

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Jack E. Anderson was American.

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