Title:
American Indian Orpheus and the Animals
Artist: Gladys Caldwell Fisher
Date: 1934
Location: City and County Building, fourth floor, 1437 Bannock St., Denver, Colorado
Placement: municipal buildings
Collection: Arts & Venues Denver: Public Art Program
Artwork Type: sculpture (visual work)
Material: stone (rock)
Description: "American Indian Orpheus and the Animals" is a massive stone relief, weighing two and a half tons. The artist, Gladys Caldwell, was a very young Denver artist at the time of completion. Her workmanship presents the idea of an American Indian Orpheus, depicting the buffalo, bear and other animals common during the earlier days of Native Americans.