Steelworker - Birmingham, AL
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N 33° 31.308 W 086° 48.618
16S E 517615 N 3709152
Located in front of the Birmingham Museum of Art entrance on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, this sculpture called "Steelworker" helps people remember the history of Birmingham as an iron and steel town.
Waymark Code: WMGKV5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2013
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The statue is made of polychrome fiberglass and was created by Luis Jimenez in 1990. It was purchased with funds provided by donors to the museum. It can be found on the south side of the museum, on the street that forms the north side of Linn Park in downtown Birmingham.
The following biographical information on the sculptor is from Wikipedia (
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"Luis Jimenez or Luis Jiménez (July 30, 1940 – June 13, 2006) was an American sculptor of Mexican descent. He was born in El Paso, Texas and died in New Mexico. He studied art and architecture at the University of Texas in Austin and El Paso, earning a bachelor's degree in 1964. He became an accomplished artist and taught art at the University of Arizona and later the University of Houston.
Jiménez was known for his large polychromed fiberglass sculptures usually of Southwestern and Hispanic themes. His works were often controversial and eminently recognizable because of their themes and the bright, colorful undulating surfaces that Jiménez employed. In 1998 he received a Distinguished Alumni award from the University of Texas in recognition of his artwork.
He was killed in his studio on June 13, 2006 when a large section of Blue Mustang, intended for Denver International Airport, fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. The sculpture was based on the eight-foot-high sculpture Mesteño (Mustang), now on display at the University of Oklahoma."
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