Name Duluth's Gateway Sculpture

If you missed the meet and greet reception last week (April 30) for Michael Dillon, the Milton artist/blacksmith selected to design the gateway sculpture for Duluth’s Roundabout, and unveiling of a model of the sculpture, don’t despair.

The city will be releasing partial images of the sculpture over the next few months in anticipation of the official unveiling of the full-scale sculpture later this year.

The city is asking citizens to help name the sculpture, which has an agricultural theme, reflecting Duluth’s beginning as a farming community. An iron plow serves as the base for a stainless steel bird with extended wings. The wings represent plow handles. The bird's beak points toward downtown Duluth.

The Gateway Art Project Committee selected Dillon's design from more than 85 entries. AGCO, a global manufacturer of agricultural equipment headquarted in Duluth, is funding the public art sculpture.

If you have a suggestion for a name for the sculpture, email it to name.it@duluthga.net.