Briargate Mustangs - Colorado Springs, CO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

As you drive through this intersection look to the southeast corner and you will see a small pocket park. Closest corner to the road you find the Briargate Mustangs. Their manes flying in the breeze and their hoves held high. There is parking for about 20 vehicles in the pocket park, but you must approach from the west to get into the entrance.

This statue is considered a memorial (by the locals) to the wild mustangs that once roamed the plains and mountains of the central United States. It also symbolizes the free spirits of Coloradians.

John Venezia, who commisioned the statue believed in the people of this nation and developed communities in the region while still providing access to the great and beautiful wild places in the area. Abundant Greenways, Wildlife Habitat Areas and many trails.

As a note: There are wild herds still roaming the mountains and high valleys of Colorado and Wyoming.

This sculpture of this wild group is located on a small rise of cemented-in stones atop a grassy mound. The surrounding sidewalk affords views from all angles, and it is requested that visitors "Not climb to the sculpture".

Plaque Text Reads
COMMISSIONED 1987
BY
JOHN VENEZIA
FOUNDER OF BRIARGATE

ARTIST T.D. KELSEY

John Venezia was the creative mind
behind the Briargate Community.
His passion, symbolized by this
sculpture, was to improve the
quality of life for the residents of
Briargate and Colorado Springs
His many contributions as a leader,
entreprineur, visionary and land
developer earned the love and
respect of those who knew him

Please note:
'Do Not' try to get a photo of the artists inscription on the sculpture
(which by the way is below the right hoof of the colt)
^{'see picture below' as approach to the sculpture is not allowed by request. The dedication plaque is right along the sidewalk.}

TITLE: Briargate Mustangs ARTIST(S): T.D. KELSEY DATE: 1987. Dedicated Memorial Day 1988 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: flagstone CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CO000564 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Small pocket Park at the southeast corner of the intersection of State Hwy 83 & Briargate Pky DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: There were no noticable differences. The sculpture appears to be very well maintained as does the surrounding park.

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