Allan Houser’s “Sacred Rain Arrow” was part of a “Native Roots” art installation at the Denver Botanic Gardens in 2011. (Cyrus McCrimmon, Denver Post file)
Much ink has been spilled regarding our city’s beloved yet “remarkable” DIA horse. With bright red eyes and bulging blue body, “Mustang” welcomes travelers and, as the editors of this paper described only a few years ago, “it also evokes feelings of the region’s historical and cultural heritage.”
True as this may be, I would like to rekindle the debate only to stoke discussion of its replacement when the embers in “Mustang’s” eyes no longer flicker bright enough to move our old cow town’s heart. My suggestion: the stunning bronze statue “Sacred Rain Arrow” by the late Apache artist Allan Houser. With the recent addition of a winged hotel blocking DIA’s mountainous terminal, and with “Mustang’s” rearing, I urge readers and policymakers to consider this piece.
Letap leave DIA’s visitors with something truly remarkable and historical. There are enough red eyes and wings at DIA already.
David Roth, Denver
This letter was published in the Oct. 13 edition.
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