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• Pangburn said 12 to 15 artists are typically chosen to display their work each year.
• The Art for State Building program was spearheaded by sculptor Dale Lamphere of Sturgis. Lamphere, who was president of South Dakotans for the Arts at the time, donated a piece along with four other artists to jumpstart the program with the condition that the Legislature appropriate money each year to sustain it.
• Lamphere said it's important for South Dakota to build a collection of well-maintained work that captures the state's legacy for the future. Today's South Dakota's artist will be the Harvey Dunns and Oscar Howes of tomorrow, he said, referring to two of the most well-known artists from the state.
• The public work also draws visitors to the state capitol and other state buildings who are able to experience their own walking tour of South Dakota art, said Tourism

Secretary James Hagen.
• "We have dozens of tourists stopping in each day to see the State Capitol, and if they can experience a part of our culture, cultural tourism, through the art that's being displayed in the Capitol, it's just a win-win all around," he said.
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