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Eymere, Jean,
Figure
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Mountain
Recreation -- Sport & Play
State of Being -- Disabled
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Aspen
Sculpture
The Bold Challenge, (sculpture).
Artist:
Eymere, Jean, d. 1979, sculptor.
Title:
The Bold Challenge, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979. Dedicated 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 17 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 57 in. x D. 62 in.
Inscription:
(Lower left of base:) JE (Plaque on lower, front of sculpture:) "THE BOLD CHALLENGE"/"WHEN I SKI I'M FREE/I FEEL THE WIND IN MY FACE/I FIGHT THE BUMPS WITH MY LEGS/FOR A MINUTE I THINK I CAN SEE AGAIN"/JEAN EYMERE, A BLIND SKIER AND SCULPTOR,/WAS WORKING ON THIS STATUE WHEN HE DIED IN 1979 (Lower, proper right side of plaque:) WILS EYMERE RODGERS/127 JUNIPER/NORTH LOGHILL VILLAGE/RIDGEWAY CO 81432/(303) 626-5721 (Lower, proper left side of plaque:) JACK & NANCY TIPTON/6477 E. MANOR DRIVE/ENGLEWOOD CO 80111/(303) 771-1064 signed
Description:
A rough-hewn, abstract figure holding onto the side of a mountain.
Subject:
Figure
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Mountain
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Skiing
State of Being -- Disabled -- Blind
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Aspen
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Aspen, Parks Department, 585 Cemetery Lane, Aspen, Colorado 81611
Located North Mill Street, Aspen, Colorado
Remarks:
The artist passed away before the sculpture was completed.
References:
Save 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 CO000098
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000098
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