The Yearling (sculpture)

The Yearling
ArtistDonald Lipski
LocationDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates39°44′16″N 104°59′18″W / 39.7378°N 104.9884°W / 39.7378; -104.9884

The Yearling is a sculpture by American artist Donald Lipski, installed in Denver, Colorado, United States. It was created in 1993 and installed outside the Denver Central Library in 1998.[1][2] and depicts a pony on a red chair.[3] It is made of fiberglass and steel.[4][5]

According to The New York Times, the work "comes ... with a deeply cockeyed vision that Denver has come to call its own in recent years as the art scene here has blossomed with a confidence that the cow town of Colorado’s past never knew". The newspaper said: "The sculpture, originally created for a New York City school site but acquired by Denver in 1998, is now seen by many residents and visitors as a perfect vision of the New West, or perhaps the Old West turned upside down more “Big Lebowski” than “Stagecoach” because of the pony's gasp-inducing shift of scale and context. He stands, proud and muscular and fully life-sized, atop a giant straight-back classroom chair: the wild young creature as schoolboy."[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Story of 'The Yearling'". Public Art Services. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  2. ^ ""The Yearling" by Donald Lipski" (PDF). Denver Public Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Emily (2021-12-13). "Pony Up: The Story Behind The Yearling". Westword. Archived from the original on 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  4. ^ "The Yearling". Denver Public Art. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  5. ^ Otte, Jef (2011-04-13). ""Yearling" artist Donald Lipski speaks out on people moving his horse around". Westword. Archived from the original on 2025-11-16. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  6. ^ Johnson, Kirk (2008-08-20). "Denver's Unconventional Art, Ready for the Convention". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
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