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Ancient Colorado; Pole Forest
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Rehearsal
For Rehearsal, the artist’s task was to create a mural that would provide an appropriate transition from the lobby of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House to the performance space. His first objective was to portray the range of activities that might go on in advance of a grand night of opera. Ultimately, the artist selected …
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Silver Sky
Dayton Claudio’s piece, “Silver Sky,” is a series of painted panels. Each panel depicts a fragment of athletic motion. The panels have been constructed and placed in diminishing sizes and spaces leading toward the entrance. They begin on the large curved wall, wrap around the corner to the entrance and continue through to the interior. They …
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March of Progress
“March of Progress” was created to pay homage to the construction of the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the era in which it was born, the Great Depression. A sweeping panorama, it features workers in the forefront looking over the Great Plains, the foothills of the Rockies to Red Rocks and the amphitheatre itself. It is …
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Inter Spirit of the Created Colorado Vision
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Portrait of Hiawatha Davis
In the words of Cindy Brovsky, staff writer for Denver Post (June 1, 2000): “Former Denver City Councilman Hiawatha Davis Jr. never served in a war, but he was eulogized Wednesday as Denver’s ‘soldier’ who battled racism, sexism and poverty. Davis, 56, died of prostate cancer last week. More than 700 people – including Denver Mayor …
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Bluecityjungle
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The Spirit of Togetherness
“The Spirit of Togetherness” mural features prominent figures from the national civic rights movement as well as historical figures from Colorado, Denver, and the West. “The people in the painting are displaying the figures from the civil rights movement who fought and died for our rights to be free. The true power in the piece …
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South Gateway