Book Boot, Cheyenne, WY
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beagle39z
N 41° 08.223 W 104° 49.308
13T E 514955 N 4553986
Quick Description: "These Boots are Made for Talking," a joint fundraising project of the Cheyenne Depot Museum Foundation and the Downtown Development Authority, was produced by local artists. Several of these eight-foot tall cowboy boots were placed in and around downtown Cheyenne.
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2009 12:34:29 PM
Waymark Code: WM7PZ3
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Long Description:
?The proceeds from the project became the Cheyenne Depot Museum
Endowment Fund, an effort to ensure the future success of the
museum. The boots were sponsored by local businesses and then
auctioned at a fundraiser. Nearly $100,000 was raised at the
auction.
The 'Boots' are approximately 8 feet tall and 8 feet from heel to
toe and have been carefully painted by local artists to show
Wyoming's and Cheyenne's history.
The finished large boots of the public art campaign are still very
popular and are displayed at the Cheyenne Depot Museum Complex and
by businesses and organizations around the Cheyenne area. The
'Boots' continue to generate great enthusiasm and visits to each of
their locations.
The Cheyenne Depot Museum Foundation fundraising projects of the
last few years, 'These Boots Are Made For Talking' 2004 and 'These
Boots Are Made For Talking', Part 2, 2005, have generated
tremendous interest. This local and national interest has prompted
the Cheyenne Depot Museum Foundation to offer custom made boots to
businesses, organizations and individuals around the nation.
Title: Book Boot
Artist: Max Larkin
Placement Date: 2005
Type of Object: Cowboy Boot
Location: 2200 Pioneer Avenue, Cheyenne, WY
Material: Fiberglass
Website: Not listed
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