Ludlow Monument
The Ludlow Monument is a granite memorial by sculptor Hugh Sullivan [1] erected by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) at Ludlow, Colorado in 1918 to honor the victims of the Ludlow massacre. The Monument was damaged by persons unknown in 2003 with the heads and arms of the statue figures cut and removed. The repaired monument was unveiled at the UMWA's annual Ludlow ceremony on June 5, 2005. [2]
The monument was fabricated by the Jones Brothers Company of Barre, Vermont using local granite. The Springfield Granite Company served as the contractor. The repairs to the monument were done by Griswold and Associates using stone from the original quarry. The carving of the new heads and arm was done by Marcel Maechler. [3]
[edit] Nearby attractions
The Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster monument is located approximately one to two miles west of Ludlow Monument.
[edit] External links
- Rebel Graphics - A Memorial Desecrated, A Massacre Remembered, contains photographs of the damaged statues and the unveiling of the repaired Monument on June 5, 2005.
[edit] Images of the restored monument
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Repaired Ludlow Monument showing limb and head rejoining "scars"
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Repaired Ludlow Monument showing scarf covering scar
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Repaired Ludlow Monument and visitor
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Repaired Ludlow Monument following restoration
Coordinates: 37°20′21″N 104°35′02″W / 37.33917°N 104.58389°W
- ^ Noel, Thomas J., ‘’Buildings of Colorado’’, Oxford University Press, New York, 1997 p. 381
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=zj7GdZt0cR0C&pg=PA285&lpg=PA285&dq=sculptor+%22hugh+Sullivan%22&source=bl&ots=KO_CkaRw69&sig=KDnOOgnEwRDeLrl2NYqSJNA6oeg&hl=en&ei=vc93TanYB6Lp0gGo36DvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=sculptor%20%22hugh%20Sullivan%22&f=false
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/Fall08Nominations/ludlow%20final%20draft.pdf
