Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA 32-foot sculpture commissioned three years before Denver International Airport opened was finally installed in the median of Pena Boulevard leading up to the terminal. "Mustang" was bolted onto a concrete base.
Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver PostThe Luis Jimenez "Mustang" sculpture arrives and is erected at Denver International Airport on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008.
Dick George via The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, The Associated PressSculptor Luis Jimenez, shown in March 2003 at his Hondo, N.M. studio with the mockette sculpture "Mustang" along with the larger piece commissioned for display at the Denver International Airport. Jimenez, a successful but often controversial sculptor whose work has been displayed at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006, in what authorities are calling an industrial accident.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe Blue Mustang sculpture looks majestic with the backdrop of the snow covered mountains at Denver International Airport on April 15, 2020 in Denver.
Corpus Chirsti Caller-Times, Rachel Denny Clow, The Associated PressJudge Rose Vela stands near a sculpture, "Mustang," designed by sculptor Luis Jimenez that was a mockette of a horse commissioned for the Denver Airport, Wednesday, June 14, 2006, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Jimenez, a successful but often controversial sculptor whose work has been displayed at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art, died Tuesday in what authorities are calling an industrial accident. Part of a sculpture was being moved with a hoist at Jimenez's Hondo, N.M. studio when it came loose and struck the artist, pinning him against a steel support, said the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.
Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver PostWorkmen John Van Aucken (left) and Serge Labesque work on an access plate on the chest of the 32 foot tall fiberglass "Mustang" by artist Luis Jimenez that is being installed outside of Denver International Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.
Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver PostWith a plane landing in the background, workmen John Van Aucken (right) and Serge Labesque work on an access plate on the chest of the 32 foot tall fiberglass "Mustang" by artist Luis Jimenez that is being installed outside of Denver International Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA 32-foot sculpture commissioned three years before Denver International Airport opened was finally installed in the median of Pena Boulevard leading up to the terminal. "Mustang" was bolted onto a concrete base.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA 32-foot sculpture commissioned three years before Denver International Airport opened was finally installed in the median of Pena Boulevard leading up to the terminal. "Mustang" was bolted onto a concrete base.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA 32-foot sculpture commissioned three years before Denver International Airport opened was finally installed in the median of Pena Boulevard leading up to the terminal. "Mustang" was bolted onto a concrete base.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDirectors of Denver area art centers gathered for a portrait at Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Denver on Sept. 15, 2003. They are from left to right Kathy Andrews Director and Curator for the Center for the Visual Arts in LoDo, Denver, Jerry Glimore Director of Galleries at the Arvada Center of the Arts in Arvada and Jennifer Cook Executive Director of the Foothills Art Center in Golden. They stand in front of artwork by Luis Jimenez of New Mexico. It is acrylic on canvas and is titled Denver Mustang Head No. 1. It is a drawing for a sculpture that will ultimately be placed at Denver International Airport.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA 32-foot sculpture commissioned three years before Denver International Airport opened was finally installed in the median of Pena Boulevard leading up to the terminal. "Mustang" was bolted onto a concrete base.
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A 32-foot sculpture commissioned three years before Denver International Airport opened was finally installed in the median of Pena Boulevard leading up to the terminal. "Mustang" was bolted onto a concrete base.
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“Mustang,” the widely known blue horse sculpture sporting red glowing eyes that greets Denver International Airport visitors turns 13 today. Also know as Blucifer, the sculpture debuted at DIA on February 11, 2008.
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