Wednesday, July 10, 2013

New Prescott Valley Sculpture


The new sculpture at the Prescott Valley Town Hall called 'Not So Gentle Tamer' was installed this week. It depicts a a woman who has just beheaded a rattlesnake with her shovel. The artist is Bob Boze Bell and it was sculpted by Deb Gessner.  I will post a few more pictures of this sculpture in the near future.

This firefighter sculpture was placed outside the convention center in Prescott Valley for the memorial service yesterday for the 19 firefighters who perished in the Yarnell fire.

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13 comments:

  1. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comJuly 10, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Thank you for the extra photos of the ceremonies yesterday. I saw a little of Vice President Biden's remarks on TV.

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  2. SharonJuly 10, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    That is one tough woman!
    I heard about that firefighter sculpture on the news. It was a gift to Prescott from Boise Idaho. It will make a nice memorial.

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  3. KateJuly 10, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    Two important sculptures! I'm off now to see your photos on Flickr.

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  4. quilteddogsJuly 10, 2013 at 8:20 AM

    Nice. Bob Boze Bell is multi-talented and I love this work.

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  5. UnknownJuly 10, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    Nicely composed shot on top, Judy.

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  6. LowellJuly 10, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    The sculpture jibes with what I've read of pioneer women; they had to be tough and they worked hard.

    I read about the memorial and how the 19 hearses traveled from Phoenix. Your photos are a memorial themselves; thank you for sharing!

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  7. CatalystJuly 10, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    I was unaware the money had been raised for the bronze version of the statue based on Bell's work. I saw the clay version some months back and loved it.

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  8. glendaJuly 10, 2013 at 5:40 PM

    These women of the old west were tough cookies.

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  9. RandyJuly 10, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    Nice looking sculptures.

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  10. Pierre BOYERJuly 10, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    Thanks for sharing...
    Memory duty...

    Pierre

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  11. EG CameraGirlJuly 11, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    Wow! It didn't take long to install that memorial to the 19 firefighters.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 13, 2013 at 4:17 AM

    Thanks for showing again.

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  13. HildaJuly 31, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    The courage of women pioneers and of firefighters. Both are lovely tributes.

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