Emmet Sullivan
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Emmet Sullivan, was an American sculptor. He was born in Powder River, Montana, and worked on Mount Rushmore
, and later created the five dinosaurs in Dinosaur Park
in Rapid City, South Dakota
in 1934, his first large scale project. His other dinosaur creations were the Apatosaurus
at Wall Drug
in Wall, South Dakota
in the late 1960s, and the many dinosaurs of Dinosaur World
in Beaver, Arkansas
. In 1966 Sullivan sculpted the 20 meter tall Christ of the Ozarks
statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
.
Other projects of his career included a menagerie of prehistoric animals on West Main street in
Rapid City, S.D. in 1967, a giant seal for Marine Life, South of Rapid City, and a large bull at Black Hawk, S.D.
Sullivan died at 83 in Rapid City, SD in November of 1970. He was buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States...
, and later created the five dinosaurs in Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park is a science-fiction novel by Hayford Peirce first published by Tor in 1989 under the title The Thirteenth Majestral and republished as Dinosaur Park in 1994. The nondescript cover of the original book had no relation to the story...
in Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
in 1934, his first large scale project. His other dinosaur creations were the Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus , also known by the popular but scientifically deprecated synonym Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived from about 154 to 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period . It was one of the largest land animals that ever existed, with an average length of and a...
at Wall Drug
Wall Drug
Wall Drug Store, often referred to simply as "Wall Drug", is a tourist attraction located in the town of Wall, South Dakota, United States. It is a shopping mall consisting of a drug store, gift shop, restaurants and various other stores. Unlike a traditional shopping mall, all the stores at Wall...
in Wall, South Dakota
Wall, South Dakota
Wall is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 766 at the 2010 census...
in the late 1960s, and the many dinosaurs of Dinosaur World
Dinosaur World (Arkansas)
Dinosaur World, earlier known as John Agar's Land of Kong, was a tourist attraction in Beaver, Arkansas. It was a theme park covering , which contained a hundred life-size sculptures of dinosaurs, cavemen, and other prehistoric creatures. The park closed in 2005...
in Beaver, Arkansas
Beaver, Arkansas
Beaver is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census. Beaver contains the Beaver Store Inn, a bed and breakfast and general store, located next to the waterfront town-operated Beaver RV and Camping Park....
. In 1966 Sullivan sculpted the 20 meter tall Christ of the Ozarks
Christ of the Ozarks
Christ of the Ozarks statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. It was erected in 1966 as a "Sacred Project" by Gerald L. K. Smith. He briefly led the Share Our Wealth movement initiated by Huey P. Long during the Great...
statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. Along with Berryville, it is one of the two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350...
.
Other projects of his career included a menagerie of prehistoric animals on West Main street in
Rapid City, S.D. in 1967, a giant seal for Marine Life, South of Rapid City, and a large bull at Black Hawk, S.D.
Sullivan died at 83 in Rapid City, SD in November of 1970. He was buried in the Black Hills National Cemetery.