View of the Telephone Pole Maiden in Grasmere Lake in the Washington Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a painted, articulated wooden sculpture of a woman, nude from the waist up with long hair. Artist Willie Meade with Breck Grover and Tom Noel placed this sculpture in Grasmere Lake as a gift to the people of Denver. The statue was removed several days later.
Date
1998
Notes
Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Kathleen Barlow.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation; R7001516224
Physical Description
1 slide: color.
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook T, U, V, Streets - Washington Park [neighborhood].
Subject
Grasmere Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Wood carvings.; Wood-carving--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Grasmere Lake (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Source: loan, Tom Noel, 2010.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
