Scottish Angus Cow and Calf

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Scottish Angus Cow and Calf
Dan Ostermiller's 2003 "Scottish Angus Cow & Calf" sculpture outside the Denver Art Museum in Colorado LCCN2015633485.tif
Scottish Angus Cow and Calf
Artist Dan Ostermiller
Medium Bronze sculpture
Location Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, United States
Coordinates 39°44′7.5″N104°59′20.8″W / 39.735417°N 104.989111°W / 39.735417; -104.989111

Scottish Angus Cow and Calf is a 2001 [1] bronze sculpture by American artist Dan Ostermiller, installed in Denver, Colorado, United States. [2] It depicts a cow and a calf. According to Westword , "The work captures the body language of the cows that Ostermiller observed to create the piece, mimicking how they behaved in his presence while in their natural habitat." [3]

The work was commissioned by America businessman Leo Hindery and weighs approximately five tons. [4] Leigh Chavez Bush of Westword has described the larger-than-life [5] sculpture as "enormous". [6] Hindery gifted the artwork to the Denver Art Museum in 2006. [3] In 2010, the Ladies Fancywork Society placed scarves on the sculpture. [7]

The work has been described as "one of the best-known public art installations in Colorado". [8] [9] Julianna O'Clair included the sculpture in Westword's 2023 list of Denver's ten "most famous" public artworks. [3]

The Denver Art Museum also has a 2000 maquette of Scottish Angus Cow and Calf. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Angus Cow and Calf". Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  2. ↑ Denver Art Museum (2007). Heart of the West: New Painting and Sculpture of the American West. Institute of Western American Art. ISBN   978-0-8061-9971-9.
  3. 1 2 3 O'Clair, Julianna (2023-03-24). "Denver's Ten Most Famous Public Works of Art". Westword . Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  4. ↑ Mohlenkamp, Steve (2018-02-27). Denver: A Photographic Journey. Farcountry Press. ISBN   978-1-56037-669-9.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Rachel (2015-08-27). "Conserving the Denver Art Museum's Cow and Calf Re-Patination and Waxing". Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  6. ↑ Bush, Leigh Chavez (2020-07-30). "Happy Hour on the Verge at Leven Deli". Westword . Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  7. ↑ "Big Blue Bear Gets Ball & Chained". CBS Colorado. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  8. ↑ DeWind, Alex (2021-09-13). "Next Week: Lynx Statue Moves to Permanent Home on CU Denver's Campus". CU Denver News. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  9. ↑ DeWind, Alex (2021-08-23). "CU Denver's Mascot Becomes Larger-Than-Life with New Lynx Statue". CU Denver News. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  10. ↑ "Scottish Angus Cow and Calf". Denver Art Museum. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
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