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    		• Scheer, Scott,
     
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    		• Loutham, Don,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Rifle
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Bear, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Scheer, Scott, sculptor.
    Loutham, Don, assistant.
    Title: 
    The Bear, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1989-1992. Dedicated May 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bear: reinforcing bars, corrugated steel, polystyrene and concrete, painted; Base: cinder block and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Bear: Approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On base:) "The Bear: A symbol of strength, endurance and determination dedicated to Rifle High school by Scott Scheer." unsigned
    Description: 
    A large dark gray bear standing on four legs with proper front paw raised, head held up.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bear
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Rifle
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Rifle High School, 1350 Prefontaine, Rifle, Colorado 81650
    Remarks: 
    The bear is the school mascot. Work was done when artist was student at the school as part of an advanced studies program, with welding assistance from Don Loutham. IAS files contain related articles from the Glenwood Post and Daily Sentinel (May 1992). Sculpture was reportedly resurfaced just prior to the 1994 SOS! survey.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
    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 CO000204
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