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Fairbanks, Avard,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Penrose, Spencer
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Bust of Spencer Penrose, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Bust of Spencer Penrose, (sculpture).
Dates:
1958.
Medium:
Bust: bronze with green and brown patina; Base: Pikes Peak granite.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 24 x 20 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 58 x 25 x 25 in.
Inscription:
(Sculptor's signature and date are inscribed in lower case characters above the founder's stamp on side of bust) (On plaque on front of base:) SPENCER PENROSE/1865-1939/"A BUILDER/OF THE WEST"/AVARD FAIRBANKS/SCULPTOR signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bust of middle-aged man with deep forehead wrinkles and a large mustache. He wears a suit and tie.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Penrose, Spencer -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by El Pomar Foundation, 10 Lake Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Located Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, 4520 Cheyenne Mountain Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Provenance:
Formerly administered by End of the Trail Association, P.O. Box 64, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 1988.
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 64740002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
64740002
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