Donor: Arlene Ogasawara

‘Educator, lawmaker and Trailblazer’

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located inside the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

Special Thanks to:
Del and Suzan Peterson; Jerry and Kay Jessen; Scott and Kaye Binning; Jenny Sherman In Honor Of Dick; Jo Ferguson In Honor Of Jack; Ken and Carolyn McCann; John and Kathy Steil; Kurt and Vickie Peth; Jim and Peggy Hearne; Doc and Karen Schroeder; Col Tal Gerringer and Betsy Gusea-Gerringer.
Installed: 2024

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on the E. Side of Civic Commons Park, on O’ Neil Ave.

Amvets Post 10 – Combat Veterans Motorcycle Assoc. 36-2 – Edward L. Galavotti – Francis E. Warren VFW Post 1811 – Fraternal Order Of Eagles Aerie 128 – Larry And Becky Poch – Marine Corps League Detachment 772 – Veterans Remembrance Memorial – VFW Wyoming Members – Wyoming Veterans Commission

Recipient of the Medal of Honor. Cheyenne, Wyoming, native son, born December 17, 1919, Died July 13, 2010, interred Arlington National Cemetery.

‘Give respect before you expect it. Treat people the way you want to be treated.
Remember the mission. Set the example. Keep going.’

-Vernon J. Baker
Medal of Honor recipient
Cheyenne, Wyoming native son”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on the SE corner of Carey/24th Street, near the Wyoming State Capitol.

Donor: Mary Meyer – 2025

“The Wyoming State Capitol was designated a US National Landmark in 1987. The dome, covered in gold leaf, is one of only eleven state capitols to have this enhancement. It rises to 146 feet with a base measuring 50 feet, and can be seen from
all roads leading into the city.
Donated by The Family of Joseph and Mary Orr Meyer – Vince, Warren, Cory, Ethan and Devin, Joe, and five members of his immediate and extended families were employed by the state of Wyoming and collectively worked for nearly 60 years within the Capitol building – between 1963 and 2012″

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on the NE corner of Thomes Ave/19th Street

Donor: Sue Mecca – 2025

“The buffalo stands as a testament to the strength, abundance and self-sacrifice that are essential to the sustenance of life.
In loving memory of Ernest “Ernie” J Mecca. May the Strength, Abundance, and self-sacrifice symbolized by the buffalo honor his legacy and inspire all who remember him.
All my love, Sue.”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on the SW corner of Pioneer Ave/19th Street

Donor: Peg Edwards – 2025

“In Honor of Ray Edwards, DVM, and all those who care for animals.”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on the SE Corner of Carey Ave/23rd Street

Donor: The Family of Bill Hutton – 2025

“Dedicated in memory of William R “Bill” Hutton and in honor of all the hardworking folks who dedicated their life to growing crops and families on the high plains of Wyoming”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located outside the Cheyenne Children’s Museum on 17th St.,

Honoring Hunter, Darya, Nolan, Elika, Lander, and Eddie – 2025
“Bringing the past to life and celebrating our future.”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on 22nd Street between Capitol and Central Ave.

Donor: Nathan Trelease – 2025

“For Joyce and all those children born and unborn, whose names and loss are forever enshrined in loving and faithful memory.

Ceralia and Arthur
Nathaniel, Patricia, and Kimberly”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located on the SE corner of Carey Ave/20th Street.

Donor: Helen & Dave McCraken – 2025

“The American bald eagle. A symbol of strength and determination. Presented in honor of all Eagle Scouts and Members of the Armed Forces.”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, visit this link . For more information about each artist, sponsoring a bronze, or becoming a donor/supporter at any level, please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art, located at 303 E. 17th Street, Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

*Located at the NE Corner of the Civic Commons Park across from the Cheyenne Municipal Building.

This sculpture is dedicated to Mary Ann Tyler, who, with her husband, Charles E. Tyler, raised eleven children in this immediate neighborhood.

The Tyler family came to Cheyenne in 1952 when Charles was stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. For more than seven decades, the family resided on the West Side, including across the street from this park, at 623 West 20th Street, in the heart of what then was a vibrant African-American community, which had existed ever since the founding of Cheyenne in 1867, when 30 African-American railroad workers arrived with the Union Pacific Railroad. The African-American West Side community was anchored by Corlett Elementary School, Second Baptist Church and Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and many thriving businesses along Bent Street. This sculpture pays homage to the faith and fortitude of Mary A. Tyler and the Tyler family, as well as the entire African-American community that flourished in this neighborhood. The Sankofa bird calls upon us to look back to remember our history, while the praying hands implore us to keep the faith that sustains us.

ANB Bank sponsored the statue to signify its commitment to downtown Cheyenne and the community as a whole.

Located on the corner of Pioneer and 20th Ave. This Bronze is outside the George Cox Parking Facility.

“George Robert Cox and Patricia Joder Cox were childhood friends who, during high school at Cheyenne High, had a moment when they realized that their dreams should be fulfilled together. After college, they married and moved to California for George’s military training. They returned to fulfill his service at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. They had two children. Patricia taught school at Churchill Elementary. George co-owned Western Skies Motel on Lincolnway. In 1960, at the age of 28, George was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives and served until his death. At age 35, he was elected Mayor of Cheyenne. George chaired the committee to establish Laramie County Community College and ushered its authorization through the State Legislature. He led the development of the Cheyenne Civic Center complex, centered on this corner of Pioneer Avenue and 20th Street. George served Cheyenne until his untimely death in 1969 at age 37 during his first term as Mayor. Patricia lived a full life as a dedicated educator and a beloved mother and grandmother, dying in 2021 at the age of 88. They are at rest together in Cheyenne.”

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Therese Jenkins” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. The bronze honoring the memory of Therese Jenkins (1853-1936) was sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Cheyenne. Therese was born in Madison Wisconsin and relocated to Cheyenne in 1877 where she became a leading advocate in the women’s suffrage and temperance movements. In 1889 Therese participated in Wyoming’s Constitutional Convention in which her determined efforts ensured women retained the right to vote a right first extended to Wyoming women in 1869. Therese celebrated women’s suffrage in a speech delivered during the Wyoming Statehood Ceremony on July 23 1890. Her address was described by many as the most forceful and eloquent speech of the day. Therese was also the first woman ever to be selected as a delegate to a National Convention of the Republican Party. She attended the Republican National Convention as a delegate in 1892. Therese and her husband James were active in the First Presbyterian Church of Cheyenne. As of 2023 six generations of the descendants of Therese Jenkins have been baptized at the First Presbyterian Church. Joel Turner sculpted the likeness of Therese Jenkins from family photographs. He also researched women’s clothing styles from the late 1800s which typically featured vibrant colors. Joel draped fabrics over human models to recreate the creases and folds that would have been present in dresses worn by Therese. He also experimented with chemicals and heat to create a patina suggesting the varied colors that were incorporated into women’s fashions at the time of statehood. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Vigilant Guardian” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Vice Admiral Francis X. McInerney” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. Cheyenne native Francis Xavier McInerney (1899-1956) was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1917 and retired from service in 1955 with the rank of Vice Admiral. During his naval career McInerney was awarded the Navy Cross a Silver Star a Bronze Star and several additional citations and letters of commendation. In 1951 McInerney was awarded the Legion of Merit medal for service as the commander of destroyers engaged in rescuing crewmen of the USS Helena which was sunk in 1943. Upon his death in 1956 the Secretary of the Navy wrote the following tribute: “[Vice-Admiral McInerney] will be remembered by the naval service as one of our most courageous leaders. During his remarkable career he was awarded numerous citations for outstanding performances of duty during operations against the enemy in World War II and the Korean Conflict. It is men such as he who by leadership and devotion to duty provide a reservoir of inspiration and strength for those who follow.” Cheyenne residents Diane McInerney White and Catherine McInerney Murray are great-nieces of Vice-Admiral McInerney. They and their brother John T. McInerney sponsored this bronze in memory of their great uncle. Diane’s husband Daniel E. White and Catherine’s husband Edward F. Murray III are also sponsors of this bronze. Catherine Murray is a member of the Capitol Avenue Bronze Commission. This bronze was sculpted by Joel Turner who worked with nationally renowned sculptor George Lundeen. Joel designed this bronze to accurately depict Vice Admiral McInerney’s likeness uniform and insignia. Joel sculpted McInerney’s appearance including his height body build and stance from several existing photographs. The sculpture is intended to convey a sense of Vice Admiral McInerney’s leadership and courage. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Spirits of the Open Plains” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Swat Team” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. This piece was placed in recognition of Cheyenne and Laramie County’s first responders. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“River Motion” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Sheep Wagon” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. Wyoming sheep wagons an iconic symbol of the state’s rich history have played a vital role in the region’s history. James Candlish a blacksmith from Rawlins Wyoming became the pioneer of sheep wagon manufacturing in 1884 after being inspired by a design created by sheep rancher George Ferris. While variations existed since each wagon was custom-made they all shared the purpose of providing shepherds with a cozy living space while tending to their flocks. Primarily constructed of wood sheep wagons featured a stove bed storage compartments and a small cooking area offering essential amenities for the nomadic lifestyle. Initially canvas roofs were used but were eventually replaced with more durable metal alternatives. Typically measuring about 12 feet in length and 6 ½ feet in width these wagons were efficiently designed to maximize space utilization. They included a bed at the back a stove on the right storage options and a fold-down table. Equipped with sturdy wheels and a simple hitch system Wyoming sheep wagons could be easily pulled by teams of horses making them highly maneuverable across the rugged terrains of the state. Their rounded shape and sloping roofs were specifically engineered to withstand the strong winds and heavy snowfall characteristic of Wyoming’s harsh winters. Their design provided a comfortable living space during their extended periods of tending to flocks. Although sheep ranching in Wyoming did not achieve the same status as cattle ranching many 19th-century Wyoming sheep ranchers found great success in the wool lamb and mutton business. Today sheep wagons stand as a nostalgic symbol of the state’s heritage with some preserved in museums or repurposed for recreational use. Sheep wagons exemplify the resourcefulness and resilience of its early settlers encapsulating the indomitable spirit and cultural legacy while serving as a lasting reminder of Wyoming’s rich heritage for future generations to appreciate and celebrate. Fred Emerich who donated the statue with his wife Keren grew up on a cattle and sheep ranch. In 4-H and FFA he showed sheep. The sheep wagon is in memory of his parents Mary (Troastle) Emerich and Carl Emerich. The earliest reference to the Bar-44 brand in the Wyoming state Livestock Board Brand books is from 1940s. The Bar-44 brand was owned by Carl who transferred it to Fred in 1980. Fred still maintains the brand with Wyoming Livestock Board. Fred remembers first seeing sheep wagons in the early 1950s. Warren Livestock (WLS) ran their bucks (Ram – Male Sheep) across the fence from his family’s ranch and his dad took him along when he visited that herder. Fred showed great interest in the sheep wagon and was invited to stay with in it for a couple days. His Dad agreed and Fred was in heaven – among sheep which he loved and staying with this old WLS herder. Fred and his wife Keren now have one on Capitol Avenue but it is a bit smaller. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Promise of the Prairie” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com Promise of the Prairie depicts a pioneer family who have arrived in the American west ready to start their new lives as homesteaders. They are plain folks. The man wears bib overalls and gazes over the land with expectation. His wife is depicted with her hair dress and apron blowing in the wind. Her expression is one of concern for the future of her family. The barefoot boy held in his father’s arms has an impish smile revealing his delight in having just stolen his father’s hat. Seen from the rear the new settlers are united in an embrace. The wife and mother depicted in Promise of the Prairie is reminiscent of the main character in the novel My Antonia by Willa Cather. The novel captures the hardships and joys of women who homesteaded in Nebraska consisting of sod huts work in the fields enduring want and being cut off from ordinary pleasures. Promise of the Prairie was sculpted by George Lundeen. Lundeen is a native of Holdrege Nebraska. As a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar he studied at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence Italy. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Priority Mail” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com Al Reuer Lila Reuer Dixie and Tom Roberts Betty Nussbaum Sierra Deselms Kayla Deselms Larry Atwell Connie Atwell Caroline Alston Ruth Jenkins Strike William “Joe” Strike Jeanne Strike Thobro Christian H. Thobro Olga W. Jenkins Cheyenne Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local No. 279 Dorothy and Vern Sims Paul Fanning Lois Mottonen Christian Hume Visit Cheyenne Mae McGarry O’Neil Harvey Deselms Alexandria Rinee Dan C. Hinkle Laura Griffith Mona Pearl Beth Evans Nicolai Boechler Mac Mcllquham Brandy Mcllquham Connie and Bill Hein Gary Sims Mary Lou Marcum Barbara Dilts Sheryl Fanning Dylan Hume Dr. James F. Clark Randy Leinen Connie and Pete Cathcart J. Richard Williams Wendy Fanning Jacob T. Freeman Horace M. Jenkins Sr. Theresa A. Jenkins James Flood Jenkins Neil Jude Carroll Francelle E. Asper Earline West Larson Amy Epstein Lisa Seale Dot Desecock Bill Trebelcock Norma Deselms Ken Deselms Howard Deselms Carrie Deselms Bob Deselms Denise Deselms Joe Deselms Sue Deselms Don Carpenter Shirley Carpenter Bob Trebelcock Jeri Trebelcock Tim Ellis Ask both young and old and they will tell you that receiving mail is a treat. The anticipation of finding out what the mail will bring fills us with excitement and wonder. These four children wait around and on tip of the mailbox anticipating the arrival of the mail. Could it be a letter form Grandma their older brother or their pen pal across the country. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Point ‘Em North” represents the dedicated and honorable contributions to Cheyenne of Frank and Louise Cole. They loved Cheyenne and were passionate Cheyenne Frontier Days volunteers for over 50 years both as members of Heels and W-Heels respectively. Louise worked closely with the historic buggy and costume collection used by the riders in the CFD parades and she was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame on September 10 2010 for her work on the costume collection. Frank was a CFD Parade Marshall for 50-years. Family and friends in the parade knew to wave to him and have their picture taken when the rounded his corner. They left an indelible mark on Cheyenne and it is this dedication that is celebrated in this bronze. The bull Domino represents Louise’s prized 4-H registered Hereford bull that she raised when a child. The brand on Domino (A Bar Upside Down A) is the original family brand dating back to September 1925. Domino’s genetics: Sire: Spartan lineage Dam: Domino lineage. Domino is facing north as the western cattle drives did and as the Frontier Days Parade does when it turns the corner on the final leg of the parade. Point ’em North also represents their Christian faith the compass rose has north pointing up and all glory goes to God in the heavens above. Louise’s mother Emma Krauss homesteaded north of Torrington in 1920 taking advantage of Wyoming being the first place in the world to incorporate women’s suffrage. Emma and Chris Christensen were married in 1933 and continued to run the ranch and raise their family. The ranch is alongside the famous Rawhide Creek portion of the Western Cattle Trail that travelled from Texas to Montana from 1874 through 1886. Frank was a Civil Engineer and surveyor. The marker on the base of the statue is for the Sixth Principal Meridian which is the North/South line used to survey Wyoming and the West. His father George was a member of the United States Navel Construction Forces (Seabee) during WWII and upon returning home to Cheyenne continued to build hundreds of brick homes during the 30s and 40s with a young Frank by his side. George was a forward-thinking developer and he along with Frank’s mom Mary developed Cole Shopping Center Wyoming’s first such development. Frank earned his Senior Certified Shopping Center Manager (SCSCM) certification and was active in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Frank and Louise were married in June of 1957 – notice the 5 and 7 on the bronze in the windblown sand and grass base. Family was very important to them and they supported their children and grandchildren in everything they did. Frank and Louise were mentors to many other young people. Some of these were students who Louise taught during her 34-year career as a Home Economics teacher in Cheyenne or who worked for Frank at Cole Shopping Center. This bronze embodies the strength character and dedication of Frank and Louise Cole to the city of Cheyenne and all who visit it. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Oil Rig” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals and companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Rarin’ to Ride” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com Rarin’ to Ride depicts a young boy grappling with a large saddle. He’s wearing a large hat and is eager to saddle up and ride into horizon on his own adventures. The statue captures the independent and exploratory spirit of the west. The boy no doubt following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather is eager to be a cowboy. The statue was created by the renowned sculptor George Lundeen who served as mentor or inspiration of most of the artists whose statues are represented in the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project. He is also a friend of Dennis Wallace who along with his son Jeff Wallace donated the statue as a tribute to the city and its people. Jeff is a member of the Capitol Avenue Bronze Commission. The Wallace family is a longtime supporter of community projects having built Wyoming Bank & Trust as Burns and Cheyenne grew. In the early 1900’s southeastern Wyoming was a growing agricultural community. The area had proven to be hospitable to dryland farming techniques using specific plants and water saving techniques to grow crops without irrigation. “The importance of the dry farming movement in developing Wyoming and all the other Trans-Missouri States cannot be over-estimated” said Wyoming Governor B.B. Brooks in 1908. Real estate agents began pushing the area as an unbeatable opportunity for investors from the east and established farmers exploring a variety of crops. “The Golden Prairie of Wyoming” could not fail according to ads to bring money to those who would buy land and plant potatoes wheat oats flax barley or alfalfa. The town that would become Burns was created to host a bank and headquarters for The Federal Land and Security Company sales operations. The settlement would also support homesteaders as they bought property from the company and arrived in the area. Over objections from the Union Pacific the land company named the settlement Luther Wyoming and opened Luther State Bank in 1907. The name of the town was officially changed to Burns after a railroad employee who had perished in an accident there in 1910 when a post office was established. Wyoming Bank & Trust began as The Farmers State Bank of Burns on May 5 1919. Thirty-two stockholders incorporated the bank and in 1928 assumed the assets of The Burns State Bank (formerly Luther State Bank). Dennis Wallace purchased a controlling interest in the bank at the end of 1970. The bank moved its headquarters to Cheyenne and in 1995 changed its name to Wyoming Bank & Trust. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Miss Congeniality” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Mittens” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals. This piece was donated by Susan and Doug Samuelson in honor of the historic Warren Ranch its founder and those who have worked it since 1847. Artist Website: https://www.chrisnavarro.com To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Mountain Love” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Norma’s Calf” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com When he was 15 years old and entering ninth grade in his hometown of Cheyenne Wyo. Rich Haines ran head-on into disappointment. He went to sign up for the one elective he was looking forward to — and gym class was full. A friend of his sister’s had a suggestion for a substitute. “If you want an easy A” she said “take sculpture.” He did and is now counted among the top sculptors in the country specializing in wildlife and Western themes. And maybe his most well-known sculpture is the 10-foot-by-12-foot ram in front of Moby Arena on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Rare is the CSU student who doesn’t stand in front of the ram in cap and gown on graduation day to have his or her picture taken. For CSU to let a UW grad sculpt its ram that’s saying something. When Rich was in high school he worked for Harvey Deselms at his gallery. In either 1994 or 1995 he went to the Deselms’ ranch to photograph calves. Harvey’s mother Norma took him out to the pasture and the last calf photographed was a “bucket calf” which Harvey’s mom said was her favorite. Rich thus named his sculpture “Norma’s Calf.” The Deselms family thought it was appropriate way to honor their parents Kenneth and Norma by placing “Norma’s Calf” downtown. It pays respect to their agricultural background as well as the care and love their parents gave them as young “calves”. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“My Little Deer” depicts a mule deer doe nuzzling her fawn in a moment of peace and safety. The sculpture was created by artist and sculptor Christine Knapp who resides in the mountains of northern Colorado. Christine and her husband take daily walks where they closely observe the behavior of wildlife. According to the website of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department mule deer are found in Wyoming’s western mountains in low-elevation creek bottoms of eastern Wyoming and on ranch and farmland throughout the state. Mule deer populations are in decline across western North America due to loss of habitat and chronic wasting disease. The Department has initiated studies to determine the efficacy of alternative strategies to reverse downward trends in mule deer populations. The donors Bill and Beth Edwards first saw My Little Deer at a reception promoting the Bronze Project. They became involved in this legacy project because their grandchildren are now sixth generation Cheyennites. Bill and Beth were touched by the new life and sense of nurture in Christine’s bronze. The inscription on the plaque for this piece is derived from the well-known song “Home on the Range.” Beth chose that theme because it reminded her of her mother Barbara Murray and grandfather Chris Bourne who would sing the song to her and her seven siblings when they were young. Cheyenne is truly home on the range where the deer and the antelope play. The Edwards family hopes the bronze will inspire present and future visitors to reminisce about their own personal memories of wildlife in Wyoming and elsewhere. Christine is grateful she has been included with the artists featured in Cheyenne’s Bronze Project. She hopes her bronze will convey a sense of nature’s balance harmony and infinite abundance. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“My Red Tricycle” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com When Rich Haines was 15 years old and entering ninth grade in his hometown of Cheyenne Wyoming he ran head-on into disappointment. He went to sign up for the one elective he was looking forward to — and gym class was full. A friend of his sister’s had a suggestion for a substitute. “If you want an easy A” she said “take sculpture.” Rich signed up for sculpture and he’s been sculpting ever since. Specializing in wildlife and Western themes Rich’s bronzes can be found in both private and public collections across the West. Perhaps his most well-known sculpture is the 10-foot-by-12-foot ram in front of Moby Arena on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Rare is the CSU student who doesn’t stand in front of the ram in cap and gown on graduation day to have his or her picture taken. For CSU to let a UW grad sculpt its Ram is something highly significant. Several of Rich Haines’ sculptures are on display in Cheyenne including two in the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project: My Red Tricycle and Norma’s Calf on the northeast corner Capitol Avenue and 17th Street. One look at “My Red Tricycle” elicits an immediate memory or experience. The adorable young boy on the bicycle looks confident and carefree as he observes the traffic on 19th Street buzzing before him. For Don Jones the fifth generation mason who installed all of the sculptures in the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project as of this writing it reminds him of his young son on his bicycle for the first time looking daring and full of energy right before he pedaled off with warp speed for his first independent adventure and resulting in an overturned trike. For others it is a nostalgic visit down memory lane remembering the joy and independence of taking a ride on your trike or watching a child or grandchild take those first independent pedals away from mom and dad’s watchful eyes. It’s also a throwback to another time when a child could be out on a trike in the neighborhood without fear. This sculpture is one that puts a smile on your face every time you pass as you remember a quieter carefree time. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Native Girl” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Nellie Tayloe Ross” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected at age 48 as the first female Governor in the United States on November 4 1924. She took the oath of office January 5 1925 four years after women were given the right to vote in the United States. Newspapers covered her election from all over America and this made her one of the most famous political women of her time. This sophisticated blue-eyed five foot tall southern woman decided to run for office after the sudden death of her husband William Bradford Ross only two years into his term. She had worked closely with him as Governor and her campaign promised to complete the policies of his administration and complete his agenda. While she was devastated by his death she faced the reality of trying to find a job that would provide for her and her sons. She was too proud to accept a sympathetic appointment or charity. As governor she stressed the need for tax relief for farmers and proposed legislation to require counties school boards and the state council to prepare budgets and publish them before levying any taxes. She opposed legislation to empower the state bankers’ association to appoint state bank examiners instead backing a measure designed to prevent bank failures while making examining officials responsible to the governor. She was also a strong supporter of prohibition. She was known as “frugal” and focused throughout her lifetime. As a minority Democrat she spent the next two years battling the Republican dominated House and Senate and was unable to pass the legislation she had worked so hard to pass. Governor Ross did succeed in not letting the Governor’s power be depleted by legislation. She did not win reelection because of her prohibition support and unwillingness to campaign emphasizing the female. No female has been elected as Governor in Wyoming since Nellie Tayloe Ross. The National Press descended on Wyoming as soon as Nellie Ross decided to enter the election and many stayed throughout her tenure. There was a fascination with Nellie Ross that enabled her to make a good living from the speaking circuit and writing after she left office. She had no formal business or leadership training but developed them through on-the job training throughout her lifetime. An interesting aside on female Governors when Ella Grasso was elected in Connecticut in 1974 the national press declared she was the first woman to be elected and serve as a State Governor. Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming and Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson of Texas were both elected on the same day in 1924 but Nellie Ross took the oath of 15 days before Governor Ferguson of Texas. This was long before Ella Grasso in 1974. Ross was appointed vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1928. She made one of the nominating speeches that year as well as receiving 31 votes for herself as vice president. She directed the DNC’s woman’s division for the next four years including directing the campaign for women’s vote. In 1933 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed her as the 28th Director of the US Mint the first woman to receive this appointment. She is known for establishing the Franklin half dollar and started the making of proof coins for public sale. As acknowledgement of her dedication and effectiveness she was appointed three more times by Roosevelt and Truman and retired in 1953 with 20 years of service at age 76. Nellie Tayloe was born November 29 1876 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and lived during the entire span of the Twentieth (20th) Century of the United States. She was the sixth child and first daughter of James and Lizzie Tayloe born just outside of St. Joseph Missouri. Nellie’s mother’s family were wealthy land owners and owned slaves. As a child she and her siblings watched their home destroyed after the civil war; burned to the ground by “home guards” because her home was suspected of being sympathetic to rebels. The family went from wealth to poverty in the years following the end of the war. She was raised as a southern Victorian woman where there were clear lines on how a lady should conduct herself. After high school her family moved to Omaha Nebraska where she participated in a two year teaching school. She taught kindergarten for four years before her marriage. She and William Bradford Ross married in 1902 and she joined her husband in Cheyenne Wyoming where he had opened a law practice the previous year. They had four sons George Ambrose Arthur and William. During her life Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone; she saw the administrations of 21 Presidents; in her late 20’s Orville and Wilbur flew their plane at Kitty Hawk; she saw prohibition; the struggle for women’s rights; the Great Depression; the end of Indian Wars WWI WWII Korean War Vietnam War and the Cold War. She saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. According to “Governor Lady” written by Teva Scheer “During Nellie’s lifetime women experienced the greatest advancement in their rights and opportunities that the world had ever seen and Nellie Tayloe Ross was a pioneering representative of that experience. Nellie’s narrative her environment her life’s circumstances can be used as an example for exploring the social and cultural context that helped to create the modern American woman—the evolution from an undereducated sheltered dependent to an individual generally accepted in the public sphere to whom a universe of opportunities lies open.” The following excerpt was also taken from the preface of “Governor Lady” written by Teva Scheer “The term “new woman” does not fall pleasantly upon my ears” wrote Nellie in the late 1920’s “for I do not think the so-called “new woman” is as new as she seems. She is merely adjusting herself to the changing conditions of a new era…What woman does want() and all she wants I think is better to meet the responsibilities that are essentially hers as a woman and at the same time to have a chance to develop the faculties with which she as an individual has been endowed.” After retirement she traveled abroad extensively lived in Spain for a short while and took her grandson on an around the world tour in her eighties. She continued to travel abroad into her mid nineties. Nellie Tayloe Ross died at age 101 on December 19 1977 in Washington D.C. and was buried with her husband and two sons at Lakeview Cemetery in 1977. The New York Times obituary said she was “ever feminine never a feminist”. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Meadow Maestro” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection. This piece depicts a meadowlark. Wyoming’s state bird. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Mary O’Hara” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com Mary O’Hara has a special place in the history of children’s literature especially the literature in the stories occurring in the west. She was born in 1885 in Cape May Point New Jersey the daughter of an Episcopal minster and through him a descendant of William Penn. She married early age 20 to her third cousin Kent Kane Parrot an attorney who in the 1920s was considered the “boss” of Los Angeles politics. That marriage ended after the birth of two children. After she and Parrot divorced she pursued a career as a Hollywood screenwriter. Perhaps her most memorable contributions are to the silent versions of The Prisoner of Zenda and the original cinematic version of Braveheart. She met and married a Swede the very Nordic named Helge Sture-Vasa who worked for the U.S. Army’s Remount Service the branch of the Quartermaster Corps that bred and trained horses for when the army cavalry from the Civil War through the 1910s rode on horseback. O’Hara and Sture-Vasa moved to Laramie County in 1930 a few years before the onset of the Great Depression and bought a ranch originally established in 1886. They renamed it the Remount Ranch and began a sheep operation. High hopes quickly ended in tears when the Depression hit. To survive the couple resorted to delivering milk in nearby Cheyenne and hosting summer camp for the scions of wealthy east coast families. While on the ranch O’Hara was inspired to write My Friend Flicka the sentimental tale of a young boy Ken McLaughlin the son of a no-nonsense rancher and Ken’s devotion to his horse Flicka. The story was eventually made into a movie and for a short-time was a series on the ABC broadcast network. My Friend Flicka (1940) was part of trilogy with Thunderhead (1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946). In the same way that Flicka saved George McLaughlin so did the novel save O’Hara and Sture-Vasa from ruin. Two days before a $3800 mortgage on the Remount Ranch was due and the impecunious couple unable to pay a check arrived in the mail for $4000. The classic magazine Redbook paid O’Hara the sum to publish a serial version of My Friend Flicka in its pages. 20th Century Fox would eventually pay $50000 for the film rights. O’Hara would eventually divorce the philandering and hard drinking Sture-Vasa. She moved back east and tried piano composition and writing for musical theatre including To Catch Colt first performed in 1961. She died age 95 in Chevy Chase Maryland. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Grenville Dodge” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com Grenville Dodge was born April 12 1831 in Danvers Massachusetts. He a Union Army officer during the Civil War a railroad executive an surveyor and a U.S. Congressman from Iowa. Responsible for laying out the Union Pacific tracks through southern Wyoming he is considered the founder of the city of Cheyenne. Historian Stanley P. Hirshon suggested that Dodge “by virtue of the range of his abilities and activities” could be considered “more important in the national life after the Civil War than his more famous colleagues and friends Grant Sherman and Sheridan.” In 1851 at the age of 20 Dodge worked as a surveyor for the Illinois Central Railroad. Moving to Iowa in the early 1850s he supervised railroad construction throughout the state until the start of the war. Dodge helped raise the 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was elected its first colonel. At the start of General Curtis’ winter campaign Dodge was appointed to command of the 1st Brigade 4th Division. His aggressiveness and engineering expertise would prove to be one of the key factors in the Federal victory at Pea Ridge Arkansas. Dodge would eventually rise to command the Federal XVI Corps during the Atlanta Campaign and ended the war as a Major General of Volunteers. With the exception of Philip Sheridan no other participant in the Civil War either North or South would be as successful as Grenville Dodge. After the war Dodge resigned his commission and returned to his true passion – railroading. In 1866 he was appointed the Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. From 1866 through 1869 Dodge played an instrumental part in the creation of the transcontinental railroad and would continue to play a key role in the further expansion of the railroads throughout the later part of the 19th Century. (The famous Kansas railroad and cattle town Dodge City was named in his honor.) Besides his work with the Union Pacific Railroad Dodge served in the United States Congress as one of Iowa’s Representatives. Dodge died in January 1916. At a celebration on July 4 1867 Dodge announced the selection of a town site for Union Pacific mountain region headquarters adjacent to the bridge the railroad planned to build across Crow Creek in the Territory of Dakota. At the same celebration Major General Christopher C. Augur announced the selection of a site three miles (5 km) west of Crow Creek Crossing for a U.S. Army fort to protect the railroad. The Union Pacific Railroad platted its Crow Creek Crossing town site on July 5 1867. Residents named the town Cheyenne for the Cheyenne Native American people. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Lone Sailor” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Lazy Days” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“J.E. Stimson” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com Joseph Elam Stimson a photographer by craft is Wyoming’s greatest visual historian. For 60 years he captured the people landscapes and townscapes railroads and factories bridges livestock libraries and breweries and rivers and roads of the city of Cheyenne and the state of Wyoming so comprehensively and richly that it’s hard to imagine his accomplishment ever being matched. From the 1890s to the 1950s the period after the American West had definitively been “closed” to new exploration and began to develop its distinctive form of society Stimson avidly captured it. Wyoming was his canvass. J.E. Stimson – as he was commonly known – was born in 1870 in Brandy Station Culpepper County Virginia. He spent part of his childhood in the Appalachian Mountains in Spartanburg County South Carolina. His father William a physician and mother Maria moved Stimson and his six siblings to Pawnee Nebraska. His father died when Stimson was 16 and he soon moved to Appleton Wisconsin to apprentice with his cousin a photographer. Two of his brothers worked for the railroad in Cheyenne. It appears that he followed them to Cheyenne arriving in the city in 1889 where he bought his first camera and a studio for $500. Wyoming was still a territory. Statehood would come in 1890. Within his first year or so in Cheyenne Stimson met and captured the picture of Anna Catherine Peterson age 16 who would become his wife when she was 19. They had three sons and a daughter. Their house in Cheyenne stood on the ground now occupied by the state’s Herschler Building just north of the Capitol. The hinge moment for Stimson’s career – and the propitious moment for all who cherish the visual history of Wyoming – came when Elwood Mead the first state engineer of Wyoming came into Stimson’s studio to get glass negatives of the Big Horn Mountains developed. Stimson asked Mead if Wyoming had other such great history. Mead exclaimed that the Big Horns were but a small sample of the state’s scenic magnificence. Stimson later recalled that his visit with Mead changed his life. In 1901 the Union Pacific hired him to be its publicity photographer hoping to burnish its reputation after bankruptcy and to encourage travel to the west. For 60 years Stimson travelled the state with an artist’s eye and an appetite for seemingly everything from natural to manmade. After his death Governor Frank Barrett and the legislature arranged for the purchase of more than 7500 of Stimson’s negatives. They are now preserved in State Archives and available for the public to see. Stimson died age 82 in Hartford Connecticut and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Kittens and Cream” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Joy of Life” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“John Colter” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. For more information about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit Deselms Fine Art at https://deselmsfineart.com John Colter was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) but is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808 when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone National Park and to see the Teton Mountain Range. Over the course of the winter of 1807-1808 he explored the region which became Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. He reportedly visited at least one geyser basin though it is now believed that he most likely was near present-day Cody Wyoming which at that time may have had some geothermal activity to the immediate west. He probably passed along portions of the shores of Jackson Lake after crossing the Continental Divide near Togwotee Pass or more likely Union Pass in the northern Wind River Range. He also explored Jackson Hole below the Teton Range later crossing Teton Pass into Pierre’s Hole known today as the Teton Basin in the state of Idaho. After heading north and then east he is believed to have encountered Yellowstone Lake another location in which he had seen geysers and other geothermal features. Not only had Colter traveled hundreds of miles much of the time unguided he did so in the dead of winter in a region in which nighttime temperatures in January are routinely −30 °F (−34 °C). Colter settled in St. Louis in 1810; married a woman named Sallie; and purchased a farm near Miller’s Landing Missouri now New Haven Missouri. During the War of 1812 he enlisted and fought with Nathan Boone’s Rangers. Sources are unclear about when Colter died or the cause of death. One report states that after suddenly turning ill Colter died of jaundice on May 7 1812 and was buried near Miller’s Landing. Other sources indicate he died on November 22 1813. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606

“Jackalope” is a part of the Capitol Avenue Bronze public art collection . . donated to the City of Cheyenne by private individuals organizations or companies. To learn more about the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project visit this link . For more information about each artist sponsoring a bronze or becoming a donor/supporter at any level please contact Harvey Deselms at Deselms Fine Art located at 303 E. 17th Street Cheyenne. Email is deslemsart@aol.com or call at 307 432 0606