In 2020, the Cody Heritage Museum had a vision. A vision of adding a life size bronze sculpture to their heritage garden. With the specific desire for the statue to be created by a local artist, Tanner Loren was the answer! A year later the contract was signed and the project was under way.

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The idea was to represent those hard working pioneers who came in and dug the canals, sowed the fields and built the town. Loren captured this idea with a man and woman who just arrived in the soon to be Cody area, looking out over the vast landscape, shovel and hoe in hand, prepared for the work to be done.

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Not only had Loren worked with the Heritage Museum to produce this historic piece, he has developed a fundraising program, as well, to help the dream become reality. There are two smaller versions of the sculpture for sale. 23" Maquette and 9 1/2" Study sizes are available with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Cody Heritage Museum. Purchases are tax deductible and the maquette size limited edition of 14, includes the purchasers name added to a plaque on the base of the life size monument that is to be placed in Historic Downtown Cody Wyoming.