Wheel - Denver, CO [ARCHIVED] - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Smithsonian Inventory (visit link) provides the following info:

"Artist:
Heap of Birds, Hachivi Edgar, 1954- , sculptor.
Title:
Wheel, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Nah-kez-hoe-yea-zim, (sculpture).
We Are Coming Home Again at Last, (sculpture).
Medium:
Porcelain enamel over steel.
Dimensions:
Diam. 50 ft.
Description:
Inspired by a medicine wheel, ten red forked tree forms, arranged in a circular shape, are aligned to the summer solstice. Each form is covered with text and imagery related to the history of the Native American people in the United States. A curved exterior wall, with the Cheyenne words "Nah-kez-ho-eyea-zim", in raised letters, completes the sculpture.
Subject:
Abstract
History -- United States
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver
Sculpture
Owner:
Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Acoma Plaza, Denver, Colorado 80204 Accession Number: 1997.1452"

TITLE: Wheel ARTIST(S): Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds DATE: 2004 MEDIUM: Porcelain enamel over steel. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71500875 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Denver Art Museum lawn on 14th St. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences noticed.

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