Sabin Saint Bernard, (sculpture).

Sabin Saint Bernard, (sculpture).

Kovac, Chuck E., designer.

Cowan, Greg, designer.

Sabin Saint Bernard, (sculpture).

Dedicated Dec. 18, 1987.

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Sculpture: plate steel, treated; Base: concrete and red rock.

Sculpture: approx. 80 x 42 x 105 in.; Base: approx. H. 44 in. x W. 84 in. x L. 97 in.

(Names of the students are etched on some of the pieces) unsigned

A large, abstract Saint Bernard dog, constructed from cut-and-welded pieces of one-quarter inch plate steel. A rust oxide has been applied to cause an even rust color and texture. The sculpture is mounted upon a two-tiered concrete base with red rocks cemented onto the top surfaces. There is an area designed for a plaque on the base.

Animal -- Dog -- Saint Bernard

Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs

Administered by Colorado Springs School District 11, 1115 North El Paseo Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903

Located Sabin Junior High School, 3605 North Carefree Circle, Main entrance, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80917

Sculpture was a student project at Sabin Junior High. The school team is called the "Sabin Saints" so a Saint Bernard dog was chosen for the student project. Greg Cowan asked teacher Chuck E. Kovac to design the sculpture. Kovac also made patterns and shaped pieces. Under the direction of Greg Cowan, the students in the industrial arts class cut out the pieces and welded them onto the sculpture. The students worked over four semesters to complete the sculpture and were encouraged to etch their names on the pieces they cut and welded. Greg Cowan designed and made the substructure. There is a time capsule in the belly of the Saint Bernard. Although there is a place designed on the base for a plaque, one has neither been designed nor placed there.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.

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