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Greenamyer, George,
Cole, Dennis,
Anderson, Richard,
RNL Design,
Sanders Construction, Inc.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Cityscape -- Colorado
Portrait male -- Terry, Seth
Portrait female -- Thompson, Elizabeth
Portrait male -- Empson, E. H.
Portrait female -- Empson, Cannery
Portrait female -- Empson, Lida
Portrait male -- Fawcett,
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Industry
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Vehicle
Object -- Foodstuff
Animal -- Horse
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Longmont
Sculpture
Longmont - 1871 to 1910, (sculpture).
Artist:
Greenamyer, George, 1939- , sculptor.
Cole, Dennis, architect.
Anderson, Richard, designer.
RNL Design, design firm.
Sanders Construction, Inc., contractor.
Title:
Longmont - 1871 to 1910, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Gateway Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1992. Dedicated July 19, 1993.
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, machined, hot forged and welded, sandblasted, primed and painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 26 ft. x 9 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture's center support beam:) .LONGMONT./.1871-1910./.SCULPTOR./.GEORGE.M.GREENAMYER./.COMMISSIONED IN 1992./.BY THE ART IN PUBLIC./.PLACES COMMITTEE./.OF THE LONGMONT./.COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS/.AND THE CITY OF LONGMONT./(AIPP logo design)
Description:
An archway with historical scenes and figures from Longmont, Colorado from 1871 to 1910, along its top, supported by three beams. Included, from left to right, are: Seth Terry, one of the original surveyors marking the edge of the town with a wild animal horn; benefactress Elizabeth Thompson standing next to Library Hall; a Colorado Central Railroad locomotive bringing in colonists; J. H. Empson stirring currant jelly in his silver kettle; J. Empson, his daughter Cannery and Lida Empson on top of a building; a migrant farm worker bringing a sugar beet on a wagon to the sugar factory; two women with a large pie for Pumpkin Pie Days; the colony office; and surveyor, Mr. Fawcett marking the other edge of town with a wild animal horn.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
History -- United States -- Colorado
Cityscape -- Colorado -- Longmont
Portrait male -- Terry, Seth -- Full length
Portrait female -- Thompson, Elizabeth -- Full length
Portrait male -- Empson, E. H. -- Full length
Portrait female -- Empson, Cannery -- Full length
Portrait female -- Empson, Lida -- Full length
Portrait male -- Fawcett, -- Full length
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Industry -- Engineering
Architecture -- Civic -- Library
Architecture -- Civic -- Library Hall
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Object -- Foodstuff -- Pie
Animal -- Horse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Longmont
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Longmont, Longmont Council for the Arts, 350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501
Located Longmont Public Library, Fourth & Emory, Longmont, Colorado 80501
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Art in Public Places Committee of the Longmont Council for the Arts, and the City of Longmont, funded through the Colorado State One Percent for Art Program. Sculpture represents historical themes of Longmont that were researched and suggested by a task force of Longmont residents. Sculpture was dedicated with the new Longmont Public Library in 1993. Library was part of the Civic Center Expansion Project, and built at a cost of $6.3 million. Dennis Cole was the project architect, Richard Anderson was the designer, and the design firm was RNL Design of Denver. Contractor for the Library was Sanders Construction. For related information see Art in Public Places 1992-1993 Annual Report to City Council.
IAS files contain: Annual Report of the Art in Public Places of the Longmont Council for the Arts (July 1993 to July 1994); related brochure for the Longmont Public Library.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
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 CO000590
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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