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Eastman, J. P. Rico,
Figure group
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Leadville
Sculpture
Ibex Mining Co. #7, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Eastman, J. P. Rico, 1952- , sculptor.
Title:
Ibex Mining Co. #7, (
sculpture
).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Post: Cor-Ten steel.
Dimensions:
Post: approx. H. 4 ft. 9 in.
Inscription:
(Below the figures, in white welded bead letters:) IBEX MINING CO (On post:) 7 unsigned
Description:
Silhouette of two standing men, holding a pneumatic drill.
Sculpture
and post are painted brown.
Subject:
Figure group
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Mining
Object
--
Tool
--
Drill
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Colorado
--
Leadville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lake County, County Commissioners,
Leadville
,
Colorado
80461
Located 3.7 miles east of
Leadville
on County Road Route 2,
Leadville
,
Colorado
Remarks:
One of thirty sculptural replacement markers commissioned by Lake County for significant sites in the historic mining districts to the east of
Leadville
. The Ibex Mining Company operated a number of shafts in this area, known for gold and lead-silver ore. In 1925, Ibex property included over 50 miles of underground passages and five shafts.
References:
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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 CO000327
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000327
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