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The Closing of an Era, Colorado State Capitol, Denver Statue of Jacob Collamer, part of the U.S. National Statuary Hall Collection. Preston Powers (1843 – 1931) was an American sculptor, painter, and teacher, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He is also known as William Preston Powers. [1]
The Closing Era is a bronze sculpture of a Native American hunter standing over a dying bison, installed on the East side of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. [1] [2] The statue was created by Preston Powers, the son of famous sculptor Hiram Powers and "represents the end of the traditional lifestyle of Native Americans in Colorado". [3]
Blue Mustang, Denver International Airport; Bridge; Bronco Buster; Civil War Monument, also known as Soldier's Monument [1] The Closing Era, Colorado State Capitol; Colorado Tribute to Veterans Monument, Colorado State Capitol; Confluence Park Marker [2] Dancers; For Jennifer; The Garrison Frieze [3] Homage to the Pioneer [4] I Know You Know ...
The City and County of Denver has a formal historic designation program that establishes Denver landmarks. These are designated by ordinances of Denver's city council. [ 1 ] The first three sites so designated, on January 10, 1968, are the Emmanuel/Sherith Chapel , Constitution Hall (site) (destroyed by fire in 1977), and the Governor's Mansion .
Pioneer Fountain, also known as Pioneer Monument, [1] is a fountain and sculpture by Frederick William MacMonnies, installed in Denver, Colorado, United States. [2]In the original version of the monument, which was commissioned in 1904, an Indian warrior appeared at the top of the fountain, but the Denver business community loudly protested, and the Indian figure was soon replaced with a ...
Jacob Collamer is a marble statue of Jacob Collamer by Preston Powers, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Vermont. [1] The statue was accepted in the collection by Alexander H. Stephens in 1881. [2]
The Colorado Tribute to Veterans Monument is a memorial commemorating World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf War veterans, installed outside the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver. The monument was dedicated on November 10, 1990. [1]
On the War Trail is a 1922 statue by Alexander Phimister Proctor, installed outside the Colorado State Capitol in Civic Center Park, Denver, United States. The bronze sculpture depicts a Native American riding on a horse and carrying a spear.