| Rita the Rock Planter | |
|---|---|
| Rita the Troll | |
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| Artist | Thomas Dambo |
| Year | 2023 |
| Subject | modern mythological creature |
| Condition | new |
| Location | Victor, Colorado |
| 38°42′33″N105°10′21″W / 38.709187°N 105.172562°W | |
Rita the Rock Planter also known as Rita the Troll is a giant wooden sculpture in Victor, Colorado. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is made up entirely of recycled wood by sculpture artist Thomas Dambo.
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.
The City of Victor is a Statutory City in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Gold was discovered in Victor in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town. With Cripple Creek, the mining district became the second largest gold mining district in the country and realized approximately $10 billion of mined gold in 2010 dollars. It reached its peak around the turn of the century when there were about 18,000 residents in the town. Depleted ore in mines, labor strife and the exodus of miners during World War I caused a steep decline in the city's economy, from which it has never recovered. The population was 379 at the 2020 census. There is a resumed mining effort on Battle Mountain.
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Rita may refer to:
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Rita Deanin Abbey was a multidisciplinary abstract artist and among the first art professors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Born in New Jersey to Polish immigrants, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1965 to teach, living there for 56 years and contributing several large-scale public artworks. She was an artist-in-residence at the studios of many artists and institutions, had over 60 individual exhibitions, and participated in over 160 national and international group exhibitions.
Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King is a public art project featuring sculptures of Nordic trolls made from recycled materials by Danish artist by Thomas Dambo. Statues were installed in Bainbridge Island, Issaquah, Portland, and Vashon Island. Seattle saw installations in Ballard and West Seattle.
Thomas Dambo is a Danish "recycle art activist" who is known for his installations of giant monumental wooden sculptures called trolls, made entirely out of recycled materials. The trolls are installed in various locations in 17 countries. Some of its locations include:
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