Coyote Leads the Salmon Up River, (sculpture).

Coyote Leads the Salmon Up River, (sculpture).

Beyer, Richard, 1925-2012, sculptor.

Coyote Leads the Salmon Up River, (sculpture).

Coyote Leads the Salmon Up the River, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: aluminum and stone; Base: aluminum or concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 5 x 11 x 6 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 in. x 12 ft. x 7 1/2 ft.

A coyote, dressed in a long-sleeved jacket and pants, stands on his hind legs, holding a large salmon with his two front paws. The coyote stands in the middle of a school of seven large salmon swimming around him. The salmon at the head of the school wears a beaded necklace and a skirt; another salmon stands on its back flippers and leans against a cane. The sculpture rests on a low, rectangular base with a large rock sticking out of the side. Another large rock containing an inscription plaque rests nearby.

Ethnic -- Indian

Animal -- Coyote

Animal -- Fish -- Salmon

Dress -- Accessory -- Cane

Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry

Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Wenatchee

Administered by City of Wenatchee, North Central Washington Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Located Walla Walla Park, Wenatchee, Washington

The theme of the sculpture comes from a Native American myth which is detailed on a nearby plaque. Another nearby plaque reads: COYOTE LEADS THE SALMON UP THE RIVER/by Richard Beyer/(Rotary Club emblem)/A present of the/ROTARY CLUB OF WENATCHEE/SUPPORTED BY:/Silver Eagle Company, L E. Erickson Architect, Alco-Wenatchee Works, Allied Arts Council, Apple City Electric, Stewart Construction, Wenatchee Sand & Gravel, North Central Washington Museum/Friends of Coyote/Dedicated October 21, 1990 to the memory of Rotarian Len Craven.

For related information see the Seattle Art Commission's "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Art Commission, 1991; "A Directory of Seattle's Public Art," Seattle, 1992; and James Rupp's "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.

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