Navajo Indian, (sculpture).

Navajo Indian, (sculpture).

Cimino, Joseph, sculptor.

Cimino Sign Company, fabricator.

Navajo Indian, (sculpture).

Sheet metal and neon tubing.

Approx. 16 x 12 x 12 ft.

Cimino Sign Company (Below bust:) NAVAJO/HOGAN/DINING . BAR SERVICE

A neon sign depicting a bust of a Navajo Indian with shoulder-length hair and a feather ornament flowing down his back. A single braid hangs over the Indian's ear to just below the front of the shoulder. The front of his shirt is decorated with geometric designs. The bust is painted. The sign is mounted to the roof of a building.

Ethnic -- Indian -- Navajo

Figure male -- Bust

Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs

Navajo Hogan Restaurant, 2817 North Nevada Avenue, On rooftop, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80917

The sign was installed in 1935 as an advertisement for the newly created Road House, owned by the Gheno family. About five years later, the sign was moved from the top to the front of the building. In 1980, a fire caused severe damage to the building which was closed and boarded up until 1988. The sign was restored in 1989 by Joseph Cimino of Cimino Sign Company. The sign is on the National Register of Historic Places and IAS files contain a copy of the registration form for the building.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.

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