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Eastman, J. P. Rico,
Architecture -- Industry
Occupation -- Industry
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Leadville
Sculpture
Wright Shaft #3, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Eastman, J. P. Rico, 1952- , sculptor.
Title:
Wright Shaft #3, (
sculpture
).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Post: metal, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 24 in. x W. 20 in.; Post: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Below
sculpture
:) WRIGHT SHAFT (On post:) 3 unsigned
Description:
Sculpture
depicts a silhouette of a drilling shaft with wheel and cable.
Sculpture
set atop a brown painted post with welding bead lettering painted beige.
Subject:
Architecture
--
Industry
--
Mine
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Mining
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Colorado
--
Leadville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lake County, County Commissioners,
Leadville
,
Colorado
80461
Located 1.2 miles from East 7th Street on County Road Route 3,
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 Wright Shaft is distinctive from other shafts with its Cornish "A-shaped" headframe and its flat-trimmed cable wheels.
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 CO000335
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000335
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