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    		• Swanson, Duane,
     
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    		• Dikeman, Patt,
     
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    		• Walker, Steve,
     
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    		• Walter, Pete,
     
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    		• Rivera, Al,
     
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    		• Kopaz, Lynn,
     
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    		• Overlin, Linda,
     
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    		• Huntsman, Eric,
     
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    		• Weaver, Keith,
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Security
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Gladiator, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Swanson, Duane, sculptor.
    Dikeman, Patt, sculptor.
    Walker, Steve, sculptor.
    Walter, Pete, sculptor.
    Rivera, Al, assistant.
    Kopaz, Lynn, sculptor.
    Overlin, Linda, landscape architect.
    Huntsman, Eric, sculptor.
    Weaver, Keith, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Gladiator, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Gladiator Mascot, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1986-1988. Dedicated May 14, 1988.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: welded chrome car bumpers; Base: concrete with welded rebar inside.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. x W. 5 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 10 x 5 ft. (5,000 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (Signatures of students who worked on the piece in the first year are welded on a piece of metal under the skirt) (On plaque on base:) The Gladiator/Class of 1987-Metals & Art Departments signed
    Description: 
    Larger than life-sized figure of a gladiator wears a skirt and a helmet with a plume. The letter "W" is incised in the belt buckle.
    Subject: 
    Occupation -- Military -- Gladiator
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Security
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Widefield School District #3, 1820 Main Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80911
    Located Widefield High School, 615 Widefield Drive, Security, Colorado 80911
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture was a project of the Class of 1987. It was constructed by the metals technology students of Duane Swanson and the art students of Patt Dikeman. Lynn Kopaz's Carpentry class built the form for the base and science teacher Linda Overlin oversaw the landscaping. Students who participated include Pete Walter and Steve Walker who did much of the work, Al Rivera, who made a final sketch out of culminated student drawings and Keith Weaver and Eric Huntsman. IAS files include a press release from the school district and related articles from the Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs, CO), May 14, 1988 and the Cheyenne Edition, May 20, 1988.
    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 CO000567
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