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Balciar, Gerald,
Art Castings of Colorado,
Animal -- Deer
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Monument
Sculpture
Challenge, (sculpture).
Artist:
Balciar,
Gerald
,
1942-
,
sculptor
.
Art Castings of Colorado, founder.
Title:
Challenge, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bugling Elk, (sculpture).
Dates:
Nov. 1980-1981. Dedicated April 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete with exposed aggregate.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. x 8 ft. 8 in. x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 8 ft. x 12 ft. 33 in. (3,500 lbs.).
Inscription:
G
. Balciar signed
Description:
A large bugling elk with antlers, its proper left front foot upraised as if stepping forward. Under its feet appears to be a fallen, weathered tree trunk, and aspen leaves scattered upon stones. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base.
Subject:
Animal -- Deer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Monument
Sculpture
Owner:
Wildlife World Museum, 18725 Monument Hill Road, In front, Monument, Colorado
Remarks:
The
sculptor
had cast smaller versions of the sculpture entitled "Challenge." Nine models, twenty-two inches high, were presented as gifts to patrons donating $25,000 or more to cover the $250,000 cost of the sculpture. The
sculptor
began working on the sculpture in November, 1980. He used the small reproductions to create the sculpture, and was also able to use real elk, which roam the nearby mountains. IAS files contain a related article from The Tribune (Monument, CO), April. 15, 1982, pg. 1, which includes photos of the dedication. IAS files also contain another related article from The Tribune (Monument, CO), April 18, 1982, pg. 1 and back pg., which discusses funding information and details the helicopter transport of the sculpture from its founder in Loveland, Colorado, to its site at the museum.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Tribune (Monument, CO), April 15, 1982, pg. 1.
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 CO000412
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000412
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