Figures: bronze; Slope: white marble; Base: stone and concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Town of Vail Art in Public Places 75 South Frontage Road Vail Colorado 81657
Located Lionshead Mall East entrance Vail Colorado
Date:
Commissioned 1985. Dedicated July 12, 1986
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plaque on marble:) "UPLIFT"/BY/SUSAN GRANT RAYMOND/ASSISTED BY/SANDRA SHELLWORTH HILDNER/JULY 12, 1986
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Summary:
Four bronze skiers atop snow mound of unpolished white marble, set on a round stone and concrete base. The figures all wear skiing gear including wool caps and are in various stages of ski-jumping.
