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Luis Jimenez’s ‘Steelworker’ sculpture is located outside of the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Ala. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

‘Sodbuster’ sculpture may reappear in Fargo

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Luis Jimenez’s ‘Steelworker’ sculpture is located outside of the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Ala. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Luis Jimenez’s ‘Steelworker’ sculpture is located outside of the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Ala. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A fiberglass sculpture of a Great Plains farmer that was displayed for almost 20 years in downtown Fargo might be put on display again.

The sculpture called Sodbuster was put into storage in 2002 because it needed repairs due to weather damage. The Forum newspaper reports that the Plains Art Museum’s plans to restore it were put on hold in 2006 when artist Luis Jimenez was killed in an accident in his New Mexico art studio. The 65-year-old artist was killed on June 13, 2006 when a large section of Blue Mustang, intended for Denver International Airport, fell on him and severed an artery in his leg.

Museum Director Colleen Sheehy says she plans to hold a conference in November to get public comments on where the sculpture should be displayed, and to get fundraising ideas. She estimates repairs will cost about $75,000.

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Luis Jimenez’s ‘Steelworker’ sculpture is located outside of the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Ala. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Luis Jimenez’s ‘Steelworker’ sculpture is located outside of the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Ala. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.