Monday, October 4, 2010

Bill Gollings statue unveiling Oct. 15 at WAC

The public is invited to the unveiling of a bronze statue of Elling William “Bill” Gollings, by artist Jerry Palen of Saratoga, on Friday, October 15, 11 a.m. The site is in front of the Wyoming Arts Council,
2320 Capitol Avenue in Cheyenne, across from the Wyoming State Capitol Building.

Bill Gollings was a Wyoming working cowboy and renowned artist. Four of Gollings’ large oil paintings, from 1918, hang in the State Capitol Building.

This statue was donated by Bill and Carole Ward, Wagonhound Land and Livestock, and Jerry and Peggy Palm, with the generous assistance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum.