Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - Denver, CO
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N 39° 44.891 W 104° 59.473
13S E 500752 N 4399808
Impressive Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep carved in 1936
Waymark Code: WM8FK6
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2010
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These Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep are on the west side of the (former) U.S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse (now the Byron R. White Federal Courthouse) adorning the staircase. They were created by Denver artist Gladys Caldwell Fisher (1907-1952) and sit at the southwest entrance. Fisher completed the sculptures, with help from two assistants, working under the Works Progress Administration in 1936. The Depression-era Treasury Relief Art Program (TRAP) funded this project. They are made of Indiana limestone. The Bighorn Sheep is the Colorado State animal. (Excerpted from Wikipedia (
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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Rocky Mountain Sheep
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Gladys Caldwell Fisher
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1936
Materials used: Indiana Limestone
Location: Byron R. White Federal Courthouse
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