Promise of the Prairie - Henderson, CO
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N 39° 55.528 W 104° 52.668
13S E 510442 N 4419491
This piece reflects an Anglo pioneer family from the time period of the mid 1800s.
Waymark Code: WMFABE
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2012
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This piece may be found on the ground of the Adams County Historical Museum (
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It is important to note that not all pioneers were Anglo; many were African-American, Asian-American and Hispanic (who settled the southwest U.S. long before the Europeans) and all took land from the native peoples.
"A native of Holdrege, Nebraska, Lundeen was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar studying at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence, Italy. He holds a masters in Fine Arts from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of arts from Hastings College in Nebraska.
George Lundeen established his sculpting studio in Loveland, Colorado in the mid-1970s where he currently lives and works.
He has been commissioned to sculpt portraits and interpretive works alike for universities, municipalities, foundations, and corporations. Mr. Lundeen is a member of the National Academy of Design and the National Sculpture Society. " (from (
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