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Muno, Rich,
Scissortail Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Pike, Zebulon
Occupation -- Other
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- El Paso
Sculpture
Zebulon Pike, (sculpture).
Artist:
Muno, Rich, 1939- , sculptor.
Scissortail Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Zebulon Pike, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: 10 ft. x 36 in. x 48 in.; Base: approx. 5 in. x 38 in. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
Rich Muno (copyright symbol) 85/Scissortall (sic) Bronze Works (On bronze plaque mounted on base:) ZEBULON PIKE/1779-1813/RICH MUNO, SCULPTOR/COMMISSIONED BY JASPER D. ACKERMAN, A LIFELONG/COLORADIAN (sic), WHOSE HEART IS CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAIN/PIKE'S PEAK AND DEDICATED TO ZEB PIKE, A MILITARY/OFFICER AND EXPLORER./PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF COLORADO SPRINGS/THROUGH THE COLORADO SPRINGS RODEO ASSOCIATION. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A statue of Zebulon Pike standing atop a small boulder and holding a telescope in his proper right hand. He faces due west towards Pikes Peak Mountain. He wears a long overcoat with upturned collar, a billed cap, knee-length boots, a pistol tucked into his pants waistband, and a saber, which hangs from a strap on his proper left side. His proper left foot is positioned at the top of the boulder, his proper left leg is bent. His proper right leg is straight and appears to carry his weight. The boulder slopes down to the back. The surface of the sculpture is textured with hatch marks. The concrete base is textured.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Pike, Zebulon -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General
Object -- Tool -- Telescope
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- El Paso
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by El Paso County, Park Department, 2002 Creek Crossing, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Located El Paso County Judicial Plaza, 200 South Tejon Street, El Paso, Colorado 80903
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from Bergen, Chan, "Gallery," Western Horseman (Dec. 1985): pg. 70; and Colorado Springs Sun (CO), Nov. 15, 1985. This sculpture was commissioned by Jasper D. Ackerman after a design by Charles Rockey had to be abandoned during the casting because of a dispute between the artist and the foundry. For articles on the abandoned project see: Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs, CO) Aug. 16, 1977; Colorado Springs Sun (CO), July 28, 1978, pg. 4; and Colorado Springs Sun (CO), Nov. 9, 1981.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
Bergen, Chan, "Gallery," Western Horseman (Dec. 1985): pg. 70.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Colorado Springs Sun (Colorado Springs, CO), Nov. 15, 1985.
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 CO000054
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