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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
ACCEPTING AS A GIFT A CERTAIN SCULPTURE FROM MARY DOMINICK,
CAROLYN SHOHET AND PAT SPITZMILLER.
WHEREAS, Mary Dominick of Aspen, Colorado, Carolyn Shohet of Carlisle,
Massachsetts, and Pat Spitzmiller of Dillon, Colorado, have expressed their desire to donate to
the City of Aspen as a gift a certain bronze sculpture entitled "T he End of The Trail" by the
renown artist, James Fraser; and
WHEREAS, said gift has been offered to the City of Aspen under certain conditions as
set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council accepts said gift in accordance with the conditions of the
gift as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to express its gratitude to the donors of said gift.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO.
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby gratefully accepts as a gift from
Mary Dominick, Carolyn Shohet and Pat Spitzmiller a certain bronze sculpture entitled "T he
End of The Trail" by the renown artist James Fraser under the following terms and conditions:
a. A donor letter from the donors evidencing the donors' intent to donate the
sculpture to the City as a gift shall be appended hereto to this Resolution as Exhibit "A".
b. The sculpture shall be publicly displayed at the Red Brick Recreation Center for
so long as the Red Brick Recreation Center is owned and operated by the City of Aspen as an
arts and cultural center. In the event that the Red Brick Recreational Center is no longer owned
by the City or is no longer operated by the City as an arts and cultural center, the City Council
shall determine the best location for the public display of the sculpture.
c. The sculpture shall be displayed with a plaque to read as follows:
"The End of the Trail" by James Fraser - 1918. Gifted to the City of Aspen by
Mary, Carolyn and Pat in loving memory of their parents, Marge and Henry Stein.
August 17, 2005.
Helen Kalin l~la~cl~uc~ Mayor
I, Kathryn Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true
and accurate copy of that resolution adopted~by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held 4-tt~>4~ ?~,% ,2005.
~Clerk
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Mary S. Dominick
P.O. Box 5082
Aspen, CO. 81612
Mayor Helen Klanderud
City of Aspen
130 S. Galena
Aspen, CO 81611
To whom it may concern:
It gives me great pleasure to join with my sisters,
Carolyn Stein Shohet and Pat Stein Spitzmiller, in
gifting to the City of Aspen the bronze sculpture, END
OF TIlE TRAIL by James Fraser - 1918.
This sculpture purchased by our father Henry Stein in
1962 commanded an important spot on a large granite
rock between our two houses until the ranch was sold
last fall.
It means a lot to be able to make this contribution in
memory of our parents, Marge and Henry Stein, to the
town they settled in and loved throughout their
lifetimes. We know that it would please them
tremendously.
I hope that many residents and visitors alike will gain
pleasure in viewing this wonderful piece of the
American West.
Mary Stein Dominick
Photograph, End of the Trail in its present location (National Cowboy and Western Heritage ~4useum, Okla. City).
Photograph, James Earle Fraser with various models of End of the Trail, New York City studio, ca. ~.920, Fraser
Studio Collection, Box 2, Folder ].7