Sculptor working on Borlaug statue in Des Moines
March 25, 2013
Ben Victor is creating the model that will be used to make a bronze statue and he set up shop last week in a studio inside the State Historical Building in Des Moines.
Statue of Iowa Nobel Peace Prize winner takes shape
March 25, 2013
South Dakota artist Benjamin Victor is creating the bronze sculpture. The cast form used to make the artwork was displayed at the State Historical Building in Des Moines.
Work on Borlaug Statue in Progress
March 25, 2013
“This is just a perfect likeness. You’ve captured him, you really have,” U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, told Victor during a news conference Monday to display the cast form of the eventual bronze statue depicting Borlaug in work clothes and hat standing with swaying wheat plants behind him.
Statue Progress: Norman Borlaug Honor
March 25, 2013
On what would have been the 99th birthday of Dr. Norman Borlaug, Gov. Terry Branstad highlighted the progress being made on a new statue being created in the doctor’s honor.
Work continues on Norman Borlaug statue
March 22, 2013
Sculptor Benjamin Victor works Friday on the left elbow of the life-size clay model of the Norman Borlaug bronze statue that will be placed in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.
Borlaug Statue
March 22, 2013
Victor, of South Dakota, was chosen from a group of 65 international candidates to sculpt the Borlaug statue.
Statue to honor Norman Borlaug
October 17, 2012
This week, South Dakota artist Benjamin Victor was chosen to create the statue that will honor Borlaug.
Special Event: Celebrate Dr. Borlaug’s Birthday
March 20, 2013
Monday, March 25: The Hall of Laureates will be open during extended hours, from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHO Radio’s Van and Bonnie Show will broadcast live from the Hall of Laureates from 5 to 9 a.m. Over the lunch hour, from 11 a.m. to noon, there will be a public talk by Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn, president of the World Food Prize, and artist Benjamin Victor, who is creating the sculpture of Dr. Borlaug to be installed next year in the U.S. Capitol.
Victor will be working on the Borlaug project as an Iowa artist-in-residence.
March 19, 2013
What makes this project even more special is the fact that the artist, Benjamin Victor, is working on the statue in a public setting. For the next two weeks, Victor will be working on the Borlaug project as an artist-in-residence while interacting with visitors at the State Historical Building just west of the Capitol Building.
Statue of Norman Borlaug being crafted.
October 19, 2012
Iowa’s Gov. Terry Branstad announced this week that Victor had been chosen from a search of sixty-five artists from around the world who applied for the Borlaug commission. Funds are being raised, and the statue of Borlaug will be installed in Washington, D.C., by March 25, 2014.
Artist picked to make statue of Norman Borlaug for US Capitol.
October 17, 2012
Each state can display two statues in the Capitol. The Borlaug statue will replace one of former senator and Interior Department Secretary James Harlan.
Benjamin Victor will create Norman Borlaug statue.
October 17, 2012
Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement after Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds announced that Benjamin Victor will be creating the Norman Borlaug statue to be placed in the United States Capitol.
SD artist wins commission for Norman Borlaug statue in US Capitol.
October 17, 2012
Sculptor Benjamin Victor won the commission over more than 60 other artists with a piece that depicts Borlaug in a field of wheat taking notes in a notebook.
Cresco Senator congratulates artist selected for Borlaug statue.
October 17, 2012
Congratulations to sculptor Benjamin Victor. Creating a statue of Dr. Norman Borlaug for Statuary Hall in our nation’s Capitol building is a great honor, and I know Mr. Victor will make Northeast Iowa proud. He is a talented artist whose lifelike, detailed works have earned him international acclaim.
Latham applauds important step in honoring Norman Borlaug in US Capitol.
October 16, 2012
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced today that the state-appointed Dr. Norman E. Borlaug statue committee has selected Aberdeen, South Dakota artist Benjamin Victor to create a sculpture of Dr. Borlaug for display in the U.S. Capitol. Iowa Congressman Tom Latham welcomed the news of this important step in the process to honor Borlaug.