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    		• Edwards, Jack,
     
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    		• Henson, H. Henrie,
     
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    		• Arnest, Lisa,
     
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    		• Beadles, Robby,
     
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    		• Bull, Michael,
     
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    		• Edwards, Bish,
     
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    		• Pino, Stephen,
     
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    		• Shaw, Benson,
     
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    		• Ace Construction Company,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
     
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    		• Kinetic
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Landmark, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Edwards, Jack, sculptor.
    Henson, H. Henrie, engineer.
    Arnest, Lisa, sculptor.
    Beadles, Robby, sculptor.
    Bull, Michael, sculptor.
    Edwards, Bish, sculptor.
    Pino, Stephen, sculptor.
    Shaw, Benson, sculptor.
    Ace Construction Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    Landmark, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Land Mark, (sculpture).
    Windmark, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned ca. 1972. Jan.-June 1973. Installed Aug. 3, 1973.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: welded Cor-Ten steel; Base: earth.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 21 ft. x L 45 ft.; Base: approx. H. 16 ft. (5 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (On the inside of the piece:) Jack Edwards/Ace Construction Co./1973/Stephen Pind/Michael Bull/Jisa Arnest/Benson Shaw/Robby Beadles/Bish Edwards signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Earthen mound in the shape of the site is crowned with a large, abstract sculpture. The sculpture is balanced on a ball-bearing mechanism in such a way that a light breeze or human contact can cause it to rotate.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
    Kinetic
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Gates Land Company, 202 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
    Located Cheyenne Hills Amoco, 340 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, Adjoining lot to station, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by David Sunderland of Gates Land Company, the sculpture was executed at the Colorado College Art Department. The artist was an instructor at the College in 1973, and was assisted by recent graduates. It was originally located 100 feet east of its current location and was moved to make room for the Amoco Station. IAS files include related articles from the Gazette-Telegraph (Colorado Springs, CO), Aug. 17, 1973 and Jun. 5, 1985.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
    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 CO000563
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