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In the early 1980s Vail wanted to commission a significant work of public art from a renowned artist to serve as a landmark for the community. Then mayor, Rod Slifer obtained a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the town commenced a dialogue with artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The artists conceived an installation for an oversized fishing pole approximately 50 to 60 feet high to be placed in the Gore Creek...