"Wagon Wheel" by Kim Kaminski; 10 of 12 large cast iron/steel wagon wheel with rust-brown patina and incised relief hub caps; wheel has 8 spokes and rests on flat oval base of same material/construction; either side has a different hub, with stylized wheel hub, with incised relief image; one side has image of wheat, sun, fence, house and fields, (similar to "Littleton Past" wagon wheel maquette, GENL-2013.19.1); other side has image of hot air balloon, trees, street, mountains & Littleton's Carnegie Library, (similar to "Littleton Present" wagon wheel maquette, GENL-2013.19.2); base has 4 holes (2 on each end), for bolting to ground; see related items, GENL-2013.19.14-.15 (similar wagon wheels, installed in group on Main Street).
LOCATION - MAIN ST, NORTH SIDE, Sidewalk, in front of 2299 Main St., (NE corner of Main & Sycamore, to east of 2013.19.15)
Wagon Wheel
Kim Kaminski
2013
Cast iron/steel
12 made: 10 installed on Main Street, 2 in storage
Purchased by the Fine Arts Board
“New bicycle racks were installed on Main Street on Saturday, May 4 [2013].
John Brackney and Brian Vogt, leaders of the popular Halloween ‘Haunted Tours of Littleton,’ donated $20,000 raised by the tours over the past several years to the City of Littleton and the Fine Arts Board (FAB) for the purpose of installing ‘artistic’ bicycle racks in Downtown Littleton. Avid bicyclists and Downtown Littleton supporters, Brackney and Vogt want to encourage Littleton residents and visitors to ride their bicycles to shop and dine in the community and have places to lock their bikes.
The FAB, along with Brackney, Museum Director Tim Nimz and Public Works Director Charlie Blosten, selected the proposals of Caleb Kullman, from Montrose, Colorado, and Kim Kaminski, a Littleton artist. Kullman’s design is titled ‘Mountain Peaks’ and Kaminski’s is ‘Wagon Wheels.’ Her design features relief story plates on each hub depicting scenes that represent Littleton.
The racks were installed by the artists and a team of city employees. Denise Weed, chair of the FAB, introduced the artists and thanked Brackney and Vogt for their generosity.” –Littleton Report, June/July 2013, page 3
Owner: City of Littleton
Maintenance authority: City of Littleton - Fine Arts Board/Littleton Museum
