Weldona, Cris Bruch

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Cris Bruch, artist
born 1957
Weldona, 2016
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: steel; fiber cement
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 32 x 37 x 33 in
Weight (Weight): base 40 lbs
Weight (Weight): sculpture 75 lbs
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 6 x 40 x 36 in
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 32 x 34 x 31 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2019.0051
Not on display

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The ghost-like form of Weldona, which was created for this exhibition, resembles a shrouded grain elevator. It also has visual similarities to cathedrals and headstones. Cris Bruch calls the work a memorial to cash-crop agriculture. He named it after a small community in Morgan County, Colorado, although it does not depict that town’s grain elevator. Weldona served as a tank town for the railroad, and like many similar settlements, the history of the place and those who settled there has been largely lost.

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