Public Art

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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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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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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Untitled (light blue box)

Seven parts to this sculptural work, in front of the library, inside the library and behind the library. 

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Untitled (gold pieces)

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Untitled (Trees I)

*One Element of the Artwork Currently Not on View for Restoration*

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Untitled (Trees II)

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Beaumont Fountain

The sculpture was one of 17 works commissioned to beautify downtown Denver traffic islands. The idea for the project originated in Nov. 1971 at meetings with The Park People and the I-25 Artists’ Alliance. Models were submitted in July 1972. The sculpture was fabricated by the William Joseph; the top and bottom pieces were cast …

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Valedictorian

“Valedictorian”, also known as “Redwood”, is an abstract tree form constructed of wood and metal. The piece is composed of two fan-like shapes made from wood slats bolted to two metal posts. The wood slats are wrapped with sheet metal so only the end grains of the board are exposed. The wood slats are painted …

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