Administered by El Paso County Park Department 2002 Creek Crossing Colorado Springs Colorado 80906
Located El Paso County Judicial Plaza 200 South Tejon Street El Paso Colorado 80903
Date:
Cast 1985
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
Bergen, Chan, "Gallery," Western Horseman (Dec. 1985): pg. 70.
Image on file.
Colorado Springs Sun (Colorado Springs, CO), Nov. 15, 1985.
Rich Muno (copyright symbol) 85/Scissortall (sic) Bronze Works (On bronze plaque mounted on base:) ZEBULON PIKE/1779-1813/RICH MUNO, SCULPTOR/COMMISSIONED BY JASPER D. ACKERMAN, A LIFELONG/COLORADIAN (sic), WHOSE HEART IS CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAIN/PIKE'S PEAK AND DEDICATED TO ZEB PIKE, A MILITARY/OFFICER AND EXPLORER./PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF COLORADO SPRINGS/THROUGH THE COLORADO SPRINGS RODEO ASSOCIATION. signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A statue of Zebulon Pike standing atop a small boulder and holding a telescope in his proper right hand. He faces due west towards Pikes Peak Mountain. He wears a long overcoat with upturned collar, a billed cap, knee-length boots, a pistol tucked into his pants waistband, and a saber, which hangs from a strap on his proper left side. His proper left foot is positioned at the top of the boulder, his proper left leg is bent. His proper right leg is straight and appears to carry his weight. The boulder slopes down to the back. The surface of the sculpture is textured with hatch marks. The concrete base is textured.
