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    		• Petri, B. C.,
     
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    		• Blankenship, Merle,
     
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    		• Forcum, Gary,
     
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    		• Jones, Jerry,
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Ft. Carson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Iron Horse, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Petri, B. C., sculptor.
    Blankenship, Merle, sculptor.
    Forcum, Gary, sculptor.
    Jones, Jerry, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Iron Horse, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1983. 1983-1984. Installed 1984-1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: moss rock and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    4 horses. Each horse: approx. 41 x 34 x 35 in.; Base: approx. 46 x 39 x 55 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Plate on bottom front of each piece:) Barry Petri signed
    Description: 
    Four horse heads, two at each of the two entrances to the park. Each horse head has a bridle and reins. On each side of the neck are two ivy leaflets, which lie flat on the base's cap. Another ivy leaflet is on the front of the neck of each horse. The sculptures are welded and bolted on bases of moss rock with cement caps.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Horse
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Ft. Carson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Army, Ft. Carson Army Post, Parks and Recreation, Building 6225, Ft. Carson, Colorado 80913
    Located Ft. Carson Army Post, Ironhorse Park, East & West entrance, Ft. Carson, Colorado
    Remarks: 
    The sculptures were commissioned by the Army and represent the 4th Infantry (Ironhorse) Division. B. C. (Barry) Petri created the horses. The bases were built by park staff Merle Blankenship, Gary Forcum and Jerry Jones. The horses at the west entrance were installed in 1984. The horses at the east entrance were installed in 1985. Each set cost approximately $4,000-$5,000.
    One of the east entrance pillars was struck by a car around 1986, causing the sculpture and cap to fall to the ground. The sculpture was then allegedly stolen and used in a parade. It was eventually returned to the post after painted blue and missing the Ivy leaflet. The blue paint was sandblasted off and the sculpture was returned to the repaired pillar. IAS files contain related articles from Gold Rush (Colorado), July 12, 1990, pg. 3; and the Colorado Springs Sun, July 13, 1985, pg. 18.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Colorado Springs Sun, July 13, 1985, pg. 18.
    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 CO000577
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