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Untitled (gold pieces)

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Steele Street Fountain

Gary Dwyer is an artist with 20 years of international experience working in a variety of landscape, sculpture and photographic genres. He was commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture to articulate the site of an ancient spring in Limousin. The Eastern European Artists Union commissioned him to design and construct a memorial for The …

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General Pulaski Monument

The monument was unveiled and dedicated to the people of Denver, Colorado in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of American independence. The towering gray and rose granite monument pays tribute to six eminent Poles: General Kazimierz Pulaski, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Maria Sklodowska Curie, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Mikolaj Kopernik and Fryderyk Chopin. Inscription: “In Tribute to …

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Pasado, Presente, Futuro

Denver artist Carlota Espinoza painted this 20-foot mural. The work was commissioned by the Friends of the Denver Public Library and was presented to the Byers Branch Library in October of 1975. The work was designated an official Centennial-Bicentennial project. 

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The Sentinel

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Infinite Energy

“Infinite Energy” is a bronze sculpture created by Mexican artist, Victor M. Contreras in 1980 and restored in 2005. Its home is under the glass archway of the Denver Performing Arts Complex Galleria near the Boettcher Concert Hall and the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex.

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Colorado Miner

This life size miner sits on a rock facing the south with his hand on his knee and a pick in his other hand. He sits in front of a semi-circle background that depicts the Rocky Mountains behind him.

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The Scripture Gardens

The Scripture Gardens is a contemplative space to enrich the soul through interaction with nature. 

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La Familia Cósmica

“La Familia Cosmica” is a dark and spacey mural painted on part of two walls around the swimming pool. It shows the ocean stretching far into the celestial space.

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At the Library

In Barry Rose’s words: “At the Library” was created with students at Cole Junior High School. Each student sculpted a library book. I filled in with enough to make the rest we needed. I made molds of each and glazed them uniquely, and that was the original project.

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