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Cimino, Joseph,
Cimino Sign Company,
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure male -- Bust
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Billboard
Sculpture
Navajo Indian, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cimino, Joseph, sculptor.
Cimino Sign Company, fabricator.
Title:
Navajo Indian, (sculpture).
Dates:
1935.
Medium:
Sheet metal and neon tubing.
Dimensions:
Approx. 16 x 12 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
Cimino Sign Company (Below bust:) NAVAJO/HOGAN/DINING . BAR SERVICE
Description:
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.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Navajo
Figure male -- Bust
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Colorado
--
Colorado
Springs
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Navajo Hogan Restaurant, 2817 North Nevada Avenue, On rooftop,
Colorado
Springs
,
Colorado
80917
Remarks:
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.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Colorado
,
Colorado
Springs
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CO000584
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000584
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