100th Anniversary National Western Stock Show Cowboy - Denver, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 44.680 W 104° 59.247
13S E 501075 N 4399418
Classic cowboy statue commissioned for the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show next to the Brown Palace Hotel
Waymark Code: WM8FTB
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2010
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This is a classic cowboy sculpture in a planter next to the Brown Palace Hotel. This piece was commissioned in 2006 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show.
While it is a very nice piece, I am often reminded that most cowboys were men of color; freed slaves of freeborn 'Negros' or Hispanics, many who predated the Anglos! However, one rarely sees a cowboy with any features other than Anglo. For many years there has been a Black Cowboy Rodeo in conjunction with the National Western.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Cowboy
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2006
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Planter next to the Brown Palace Hotel
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