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Byrne, James A.,
Animal -- Horse
Homage -- Baker,
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Commerce City
Gravestone
Baker Family Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Byrne, James A., 1835/36-1908, sculptor.
Title:
Baker Family Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Horse, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble: Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 14 ft.
Inscription:
(On arch:) PARENTS
Description:
Marble horse placed atop a marble platform supported by two red granite columns.
Subject:
Animal -- Horse
Homage -- Baker,
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Commerce City
Gravestone
Owner:
Riverside Cemetery, 430 Quebec Street, Commerce City, Colorado 80216
Remarks:
The sculptor spent five months carving the horse from an eight ton block of Italian marble.
References:
James Augustine Byrne Works of Art, n.d.
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), Dec. 16, 1962, pg. 18A.
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 74990001
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
74990001
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