Emmet Sullivan, (May 27, 1887 – November 3, 1970) was an American sculptor. He was born in
Powder River, Montana, and claimed to have worked on
Mount Rushmore. He created the five dinosaurs in
Dinosaur Park in
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...
in 1934, his first large-scale project. His other dinosaur creations were the
Apatosaurus
''Apatosaurus'' (; meaning "deceptive lizard") is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period. Othniel Charles Marsh described and named the first-known species, ''A. ajax'', in 1877, an ...
at
Wall Drug
Wall Drug Store, often called simply Wall Drug, is a roadside attraction and tourist stop located in the town of Wall, South Dakota, adjacent to Badlands National Park. Wall Drug consists of a collection of cowboy-themed stores, including a drug ...
in
Wall, South Dakota in the late 1960s, and the many dinosaurs of
Dinosaur World in
Beaver, Arkansas
Beaver is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 67. The community is located on the White River at the western limits of Table Rock Lake deep in the Ozark Mountains. Located north of Eure ...
. In 1966 Sullivan sculpted the 20 meter tall
Christ of the Ozarks
''Christ of the Ozarks'' statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, and one of two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mount ...
statue in
Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Other projects of his career included a menagerie of prehistoric animals on West Main street in Rapid City, South Dakota in 1967, a giant seal for Marine Life, South of Rapid City, and a large bull at Black Hawk, South Dakota. Sullivan died at 83 in
Rapid City
Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...
in 1970. He was buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.
Gallery of sculptures by Emmet Sullivan
Image:Dinosaur Park.jpg, Tyrannosaurus rex sculpture in Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...
Image:TriceratopsDinosaurPark.jpg, Triceratops sculpture in Dinosaur Park
Image:StegosaurusDinosaurPark.jpg, Stegosaurus sculpture in Dinosaur Park
Image:09-02-06--ChristofOzarks.jpg, Christ of the Ozarks
''Christ of the Ozarks'' statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, and one of two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mount ...
statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Image:Wall Drug Dinosaur.JPG, The Wall Drug
Wall Drug Store, often called simply Wall Drug, is a roadside attraction and tourist stop located in the town of Wall, South Dakota, adjacent to Badlands National Park. Wall Drug consists of a collection of cowboy-themed stores, including a drug ...
dinosaur statue in Wall, South Dakota
Image:Marine Life Rapid City SD.jpg, Seal sculpture at Marine Life Rapid City SD
External links
DinosaurPark.net: Online biography
References
1887 births
1970 deaths
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American male artists
American male sculptors
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