Public Art
Frontier Trail
This oil painting by Allen True shows men of various economic backgrounds and occupations meeting in a room and having a passionate conversation. The bottom of the painting reads “Frontier Trail”.
Public Art
Miner’s Court
A miners’ court was a type of quasi-judicial court common in the American Old West that summoned a subset of the miners in a district when a dispute arose. It was made to retain order and decide punishments within mining communities. A presiding officer or judge was elected and a jury was selected. Other systems that were used included alcaldes and arbitration. In the event a decision …
Public Art
Untitled (figures in pediment)
This fresco by Louise Ronnebeck shows men, women and children.
Public Art
American Indian Orpheus and the Animals
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Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson.
Public Art
Benedict Fountain
This architectural sculpture by Maurice Bardin features a fountain with lions.
Public Art
Eagle
This sculpture by Joseph Nicolosi is of an eagle that sits atop the City and County Building.
Public Art
Elizabeth Allen Sopris Memorial; Sundial and Flagpole
The Sopris Memorial (a stone seat, a pool, and a small statue of a boy at whose feet is a bronze sundial) was another gift to Denver by S. T. Sopris in memory of his mother Elizabeth Ellen Sopris, in 1925. The memorial is just west of the pavilion, although the pool began to leak …
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Pinhorn Statue and Fountain
Little angel/cherub holding grapes and a bowl. Had a fountain attached to it originally.
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On The War Trail
The second of two statues commissioned by renowned sculptor Alexander Phimster Proctor, “On The War Trail” was presented to the City by Stephan Knight and dedicated in 1922. The bronze sculpture depicts an American Indian riding bareback on a horse with a spear in his hand. According to the IAS, models for the male figure were …