Art in Public Places

Frederick Community Quilt - 1
mixed media
fabric, 2001
Location: Town Hall entry foyer, 401 Locust Street    

 The quilt project was undertaken as a community-building project, with the intent to highlight the many ethnic communities that were important parts of the Town’s foundation. Families contributed quilt squares of their own design and the quilting was done by Dianne Green and Susan Beehler of Frederick.
    

 
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 Daddy’s Home - 2
Victor Issa
bronze, 2002
Location: Crist Park, at the Old Town Hall/Museum building, 5^th Street and Main

Commissioned from nationally-renowned bronze sculptor, Victor Issa, the grouping pays tribute to the coal miners and their families, of all nationalities, that were so instrumental in forming the communities of this area. The Old Town Hall behind the sculpture is listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.

    

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 Untitled - 3
T.S. Fults
marble, bronze, 2002
Location: south corner of 5^th Street and Main, across from Crist Park     

 Ernie and Shirley Rowe, longtime residents of Frederick provided funds for this recognition of the coal miners and their families in the area’s history.
    

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 Miners’ Memorial Wall - 4
Unknown
marble, 2002
Location: Crist Park, near the old City Hall/Museum building, 5^th Street and Main

The black marble walls hold the names of those men who worked in the coal mines in the Frederick area. Many of the names are still prevalent family names in the community today. The last of the mining operations in the area shut down in the 1960s, and the number of surviving miners are dwindling.    
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 5th Street Bridge - 5
Kiowa Engineering
brick, metal, 2003    

Built in 2003, this beautiful bridge is a gateway to downtown Frederick. The historical style is a visual indication of entering Frederick's first neighborhoods.    

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 Keeping the Peace - 6
David Nelson
bronze /water feature, 2007
Location: in front of the Police/Municipal Court Building, 333 5^th Street     

 Keeping the Peace was commissioned from David Nelson, a Colorado Western Slope artist. It honors the service and commitment of Frederick’s Police Department officers and staff to the citizens of Frederick. The water feature/fountain runs during the warmer months of the year.

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 Frederick’s Roots - 7
Jay Tschetter
sculpted brick, 2007
Location: Crist Park, at the corner of 5^th Street and Main     

Commissioned as a part of the Town’s Centennial celebration, the work depicts the three major elements that shaped Frederick’s beginnings – the railroad that ran through the town bringing people and supplies, as well as the agriculture and coal mines that gave rise to the community. Also sometimes known as “the Centennial Wall,” the piece was done by Jay Tschetter of Nebraska in an unusual process that involves sculpting images in relief in a soft brick wall, which is then taken apar and fired to harden the brick, before being reassembled on site.    
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 Spirit of the Wind - 8
Lyman Whitaker
cast bronze, 2009
Location: east side of County Road 13 (Colorado Boulevard), at the west end of Centennial Park (south of 8^th Street)    

 Lyman Whitaker, a wind sculptor from Utah, created this Wind Forest for the Town, in recognition of the breezes, gusts and winds that are so common in this area.
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There are many hidden surprises in the mural, sculpted directly into the clay. Everything from a the Great Wallenda crossing a tight rope over Niagara Falls to the face of a Super hero.
The berm containing the lake next to the art wall is at the same visual angle as the slant of the landscape in the art. In other words, if you stand over towards the left side of the art, you might notice that the slope of dirt feeds right into the art. On a cloudy day, the fish looks like it is actually jumping off the wall right in front of your very eyes. 

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The following pieces are not commissioned by Arts in Public Places, but are part of the town's inventory.     

 


Frederick School Bell    

 
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