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Promise of the Prairie, (sculpture). Artist:  Lundeen, George Wayne, 1948- , sculptor. Art Castings of Colorado, founder. Roche Construction, engineering firm. Title:  Promise of the Prairie, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Copyrighted 1983. Dedicated July 22, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 2 in. x 55 in. x 41 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 68 in. x D. 56 in. Inscription:  G.W. LUNDEEN (Plaque on front of plinth, raised:) "Where there is no vision,/the people perish"/THE PROMISE OF THE PRAIRIE/George Lundeen, Sculptor/Given for the people, by the people/July 22, 1993 signed Description:  A male pioneer stands wearing overalls and a long-sleeved shirt. His proper left arm holds his wife, his hand resting on her proper left shoulder. The woman wears an apron, a long skirt, and a long-sleeved shirt; she also has long, blowing hair. She holds the man's proper left hand with her own proper left hand. The man holds a young boy with his proper right arm and hand. The boy wears a short-sleeved shirt and rolled-up pants; he holds a straw hat. Subject:  Figure group -- Family Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Greeley Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Greeley Arts Commission, Greeley, Colorado 80631 Coadministered by Greeley Area Community Trust, Bank One--Greeley, P. O. Box 1098, Greeley, Colorado 80632 Located Lincoln Park, 10th Avenue & 8th Street, Greeley, Colorado Remarks:  Financed through private donations to commemorate Weld County's pioneer roots. Roche Construction laid the concrete foundation. IAS files contain promotional brochure. 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 CO000304   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000304 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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