Vail Region (Colo.) -- History
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This remarkable image of four mature bull moose near Piney Lake was captured by Bill Andree during winter of 2018. Andree is a retired Colorado Division of Wildlife officer whose territory included Gore Creek Valley, Piney Lake and the Piney River Valley area.
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"The Ski Trooper" bronze sculpture concept was inspired by 10th Mountain Division veteran Donald E. Traynor. Based upon the bronze sculpture by Victor Issa, “The Ski Trooper” was created by Colorado artist Scott Stearman.
The 12 ½ feet tall, 7000-pound Ski Trooper sculpture is found near the Covered Bridge in the Slifer Plaza located at the heart of Vail Village. The artwork is curated by the Town of Vail's Art in Public Places collection...
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Marka Webb Moser shared her amazing life story and community contributions in this 2017 Vail Valley Voices oral history with Walter Gallacher.
Moser grew up in Colorado Springs but has made Vail and Eagle County home for most of her adult life. She skied a number of fledgling Colorado ski areas as a child and youth, many of which are no longer operating. During the 1960s, her family fell in love with Vail and her uncle, sports broadcaster Bud...
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Dick Pownall, who was a member of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition (AMEE), discusses his role in the history of alpinism and technical climbing. Climbing extensively in North America and the Dolomites of Europe, as well as in the Armenian Highlands and in the Himalayas, Pownall was an early guide for Exum Guide Service in Grand Teton National Park area.
Dick Pownall was also an original Vail ski instructor and a member of Vail Ski...
65) Arrabelle , 2017
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In 2017, the location of the original Lionshead Gondola, depicted in the Vintage Vail Quilt, has been redeveloped and is now the location of the Arrabelle, Vail Square (Lionshead)
67) The Deli, 2017
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The Deli depicted in the Vintage Vail Quilt is no longer in business. This 2017 photograph represents the location of the original Deli.
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The Rotary Club of Vail – Eagle Valley, Colorado was chartered on 9 June 1970. This charter secured local membership into Rotary International and has anchored many community service projects over the past five decades.
Founded in 1905 by attorney Paul P. Harris, the Rotary Club of Chicago emerged as Rotary International by 1912. Originally created as a fraternal organization focused on fellowship and voluntary community service, Rotary International...
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The bronze sculpture, Two Vessels (Unpacked), was created by Nathan Mabry in 2013. Located near the Vail Village Parking Structure West Entrance, the 84" x 48" x 48" Logan group sculpture is held in the Art in Public Places collection of the Town of Vail.
This is one of the four works of art that Vicki and Kent Logan donated to the Town of Vail public art. collection.
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In 2015, Preston Singletary created Killer Whale Totem, a bronze patina sculpture that is held in the Art in Public Places collection of the Town of Vail. Located near the entrance of the Vail Valley parking structure, the 106" x 33.5" x 22" sculpture is one of four works of art in the Logan group.
This is one of the four pieces that Vicki and Kent Logan donated to the Town of Vail public art collection.
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Oral History interview of Charlyn Canada by Walter Gallacher. The recorded oral history interview, as well as its nominally edited oral history transcript, discusses Charlyn's life, her life in libraries, and her tenure as Director of Library Services during the early years of Vail Public Library (Eagle County, Colorado).
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Interview of Terri Fray by Walter Gallacher discussing Teri's life and her participation in the Vintage Vail Quilt Project.
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Debbie Bolon-Feeney discussed how she came to live in Colorado's Rocky Mountains with Tara Flanagan and Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
Bolon-Feeney shared her 1976 - 1984 experience with Summervail Art Workshop (SAW), including the creative imprint left by ceramics instructor, Danny Martinez, and the inspiration of SAW progenitors: Randy Milhoan, Dan Telleen and Jim Cotter. She also discussed her life as an artist and art educator in the...
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Interview of Julie Dews by Walter Gallacher discussing Julie's life and her participation in the Vintage Vail Quilt Project
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Phone interview of Barbara Mooney by Walter Gallacher discussing Barbara's life and her participation in the Vintage Vail Quilt Project.
77) The Need to Know
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Located at the Vail Public Library. Image is on the masthead of the library's website.
The artist said, "The sculpture "The Need to Know" is a sculpture born of this childhood reminiscence. It was a time when a boy and his dog could relax under a shade tree and still travel to all the remote corners of the world by means of fiction, fact and fantasy. This sculpture celebrates reading as a doorway to creativity and imagination." This sculpture was...
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In 2015, Jason Middlebrook created the sculpture, We Are All Building Nests, from aluminum and oil paint. The Logan group 180" x 50" x 40" sculpture is found in the Art in Public Places collection of the Town of Vail. It is located near the Vail Village Parking Structure entrance.
This is one of the four works that Vicki and Kent Logan donated to the Town of Vail public art collection.
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In 2008, Brad Kahlhamer created the Waqui Totem USA (Urban Class Mark V) bronze sculpture. Located near the Vail Valley Parking Structure, the 114" x 20" x 32" work of art is held in the Art in Public Places collection of the Town of Vail.
This is one of the four pieces that Vicki and Kent Logan donated to the Town of Vail public art. collection.
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Dick Pownall was a Vail resident and a world-class alpinist and technical climber. Pownall was a member of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, which was the first successful ascent by an American team.
