Public Art

Broncho Buster

This bronze by Alexander Phimister Proctor shows a cowboy on a bucking bronco.

Public Art

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

The statue is a depiction of the Eugene Field Children’s poem “Dutch Lullaby” and shows Wynken, Blynken and Nod rowing a wooden shoe through water. Wynken, the larger boy, is towards the front of the shoe in pajamas and is seated with a paddle in his hand. Blynken is a little girl standing behind Wynken …

Public Art

The Trapper

This painting by Allen True features a man on a horse.

Public Art

Dennis Sullivan Gateway: Tribute to Agriculture and Mining

These sculptural and figurative monuments by Leo Lentelli are a tribute to agriculture and mining.

Public Art

King Arthur Recovering the Magic Sword Excalibur

This painting by Dudley Carpenter features King Arthur Recovering the Magic Sword Excalibur.

Public Art

There is No Frigate Like a Book

This painting by Marie Woodson reads “There is no frigate like a Book to take us lands away.”

Public Art

Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial

Colossal central figure representing the State of Colorado is circled by three smaller figure groups representing the virtues of the state of Colorado: Loyalty, Learning and Love. The central figure is bronze and stands on a granite base; the figure groups are bronze and are set at the base of the central figure, around a …

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Children’s Fountain

Title was originally Dusseldorf Fountain. Name changed to Children’s Fountain in 1919. In 1948 Gladis Coldwell-Fisher, a Denver sculptor restores fountain with casts taken from her own children. The moat is also erected at this time. 

Public Art

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

This painting features the Pied Piper of Hamelin and several children following him.

Public Art

The Ensign Fountain / National Humane Alliance Fountain

Between 1906 and 1912, the National Humane Alliance presented somewhere around 125 Horse Watering Troughs to cities and towns across the country, including Denver. Herman Lee Ensign, who died in 1899, dedicated his fortune to funding the National Humane Alliance in order to “spread about humanitarian ideas among the people.” Such education, Ensign hoped, would …

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