Carl Wagner - Artist Info

About Carl Wagner

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    Carl Wagner Obituary from the Denver Post, 8/13/2011

    Carl Wagner, sculptor of thousands of bronze animals and birds, died July 5 in Naples, Fla., from complications following heart surgery. He was 72.

    Service arrangements are pending, said his son, Rodd Wagner of Salida.

    Wagner sculpted and cast limited-edition bronzes at what he called his Hurricane Hill Art Works, 5 miles west of Salida. He chose the name because of the winds, said his daughter, Tracy Beach, also of Salida.

    Wagner came to Colorado in the 1970s with the aim of opening his own foundry. He did that and then started doing his own art.

    “He just switched gears when he moved to Colorado,” said Rodd Wagner. “He thought origin...

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