Orion - Denver, CO - Car Part Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This 1988 piece depicting a red horse by Deborah Butterfield is located on the second floor of the Hamilton Building of the Denver Art Museum.
The placard reads:

"Deborah Butterfield
Amercian born 1949

Orion
1988
Painted Steel
Funds from Bonfils-Stantion Foundation 1988.163

Deborah Butterfield created Orion's muzzle
and jaw from the fender of a car. The art-
ist scavenges for old car parts to transform
into portraits of real, individual horses.
'Working with junk is a way of recognizing
a quality of line and appropriating it to my
sculpture,' She says."

Butterfield, is from Montana and most of her sculptures are of horses...made not only of scrap metal...but also other found materials...such as wood. Read more about her at (visit link)

Web Address: [Web Link] Physical Address: 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy Denver, CO USA Business Name: Not listed

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