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Eastman, J. P. Rico,
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Industry
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Leadville
Sculpture
Robert Emmett #2, (sculpture).
Artist:
Eastman, J. P. Rico, 1952- , sculptor.
Title:
Robert Emmett #2, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Post: Cor-Ten steel, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 23 in. x W. 13 in.; Post: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Below sculpture:) Robert Emmett (On post:) 2 unsigned
Description:
Sculpture depicts a silhouette of a standing man with a rifle. Sculpture set atop a post with welding bead lettering painted beige.
Subject:
Figure male
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Full length
Object
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Weapon
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Gun
Occupation
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Industry
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Mining
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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Colorado
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Leadville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lake County, County Commissioners, Leadville, Colorado 80461
Located 1.2 miles from East 5th Street & Harrison Avenue, on County Road Route 1, Leadville, Colorado
Remarks:
One of thirty sculptural replacement markers commissioned by Lake County for significant sites in the historic mining districts to the east of Leadville. The Small Hopes Mining Company, organized in Denver in 1878, operated the Robert Emmett Mine. This mine was the scene of a battle between strikers and mine guards during the Strike of 1896. It was purchased by Empire Zinc Co. in 1916 for an estimated $500,000.
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 CO000334
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000334
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