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Casey, (sculpture). Artist:  Lundeen, Mark, 1958- , sculptor. Loveland Foundry, founder. Title:  Casey, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: patinated Cire Perdu cast bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 72 x 33 x 33 in.; Base: approx. 40 x 46 x 46 in. Inscription:  Mark Lundeen (copyright symbol) 1986 (On plaque on upper portion of base, raised:) "CASEY"/DEDICATED TO THE COACHES, PLAYERS, AND THOUSANDS/OF FANS WHOSE SUPPORT HAS MADE THE JUCO WORLD/SERIES ONE OF AMERICA'S FINEST AMATEUR SPORTING/EVENTS, AND THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION OUR NATION'S/NUMBER ONE BASEBALL COMMUNITY./GRAND JUNCTION BASEBALL COMMITTEE, INC./SAM SUPLIZIO, CHAIRMAN/SPECIAL THANKS TO:/NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION/CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION/SCHOOL DISTRICT #51/MESA COUNTY/MESA STATE COLLEGE/PARK IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY BOARD/GRAND JUNCTION LIONS CLUB/STATE SENATOR TILMAN BISHOP (On plaque on lower portion of base, raised:) THE MIGHTY CASEY/As envisioned by sculptor/Mark Lundeen/"Then from the gladdened multitude went up a joyous yell/It bounded from the mountain top, and rattled in the dell;/It struck upon the hillside, and recoiled upon the flat,/For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat."/Ernest Lawrence Thayer/from the poem/CASEY AT THE BAT 1888 signed Description:  Full-length male figure of "Casey" from the poem "Casey at the Bat." Casey is in baseball uniform and leans on a baseball bat in his proper right hand, with his proper left hand on his proper left hip. Subject:  Literature -- Character -- Casey Literature -- Thayer -- Casey at the Bat Occupation -- Sport -- Baseball Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform Object -- Toy -- Sports Equipment Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Grand Junction Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Grand Junction Baseball Committee, 145 North Fourth Street, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 Located Stocker Stadium Baseball Field, Inside main gate, Grand Junction, Colorado Remarks:  Mighty Casey is a literary character from the poem Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. The figure is dedicated to the coaches, players and fans whose support made the JUCO World Series one of America's finest amateur sporting events. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1995. 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 CO000267   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000267 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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