Colorado Symbols Fence - Denver, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 44.351 W 104° 59.162
13S E 501196 N 4398809
This decorative fence incorporates many of the official symbols of Colorado.
Waymark Code: WME5XK
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
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The plaque reads:
Colorado Symbols Fence - 1999
Rafe Ropek - Berthoud - Colorado
Commissioned for the General Support Services Agency
and the citizens of Colorado under the State Public Art
Program Administered by the Colorado COuncil on the Arts
"Colorado Symbols Fence combines modern concepts with historic techniques. It captures children’s imaginations and, in the process, deters them from rushing into the busy street.
The artist, Rafe Ropek, took each of the State’s symbols and worked them artistically into the iron of the fence. Represented within the fence are Colorado’s state flag, bird, fossil, insect, fish and animal. Ropek utilized the traditional techniques of blacksmithing to create each figure with a three dimensional presence. All the steel in this project is rounded to ensure the public’s safety.
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