| Artist | Jack E. Anderson |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Iron statue |
| Location | Chisholm, Minnesota |
The Iron Man statue[1] is located at the entrance to the Ironworld Discovery Center 1.28 kilometers outside in Chisholm, Minnesota. It is 81 ft tall (25 m) including the 36-foot-tall figure (11 m), and was completed in 1987 out of iron ore. It is accompanied by a plaque with the The Emergence of Man Through Steel poem and is said to be the world's largest iron man. It was created by Jack E. Anderson of Lake Linden, Michigan who also created a Bishop Baraga sculpture in L'Anse, Michigan.[2][3]