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Saint Paul
Minnesota

Minnesota State Capitol Mall

John Albert Johnson

St. Peter MN 1861 - Rochester MN 1909
16th Governor of Minnesota
(Wikipedia)

Andrew O'Connor
Alexis Rudier Fondeur (Paris)
1912

Description

Bronze statue on granite pedestal with viking ship. The pedestal is flanked by two bronze figures on each side representing the industries of Minnesota: a miner, farmer, manufacturer and lumberjack

Inscription(s)

JOHNSON

JOHN ALBERT JOHNSON
july 26 1861 sept 21 1901
three times governor of
MINNESOTA
a poor boy, a country
editor. a natural leader
cut off in his prime
the nation mourns his loss
his life was gentle and
the elements so mixed in
him, that nature might stand
up and say to all the world
this was a man

this monument is raised to
his memory by one hundred
thousand of his friends

Signed (all parts): a o connor
Alexis Rudier / Fondeur Paris

Annotation

After Johnson's sudden death from cancer, $25,000 was raised to build this monument. No one could contribute more than $1 and nearly 100,000 people contributed, a testament to Johnson's popularity.

Artist

Andrew O'Connor (Worcester MS 1874 - Dublin, Ireland 1941), American-Irish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Twin Cities, Start Seeing Art.\
E-mail Einar Einarsson Kvaran, 23 Feb 2018.

Location (N 44°57'16" - W 93°6'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usmn24; Photograph: 23 October 2010 / updated: 24 February 2018
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