The acclaimed artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude proposed the Over The River™ project, a temporary work of art on the Arkansas River between Salida and Cañon City, Colorado.
The artists retained Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell to assist them in obtaining federal, state, and local permits to realize the project and to guide them through the process for the first Environmental Impact Statement ever done on a work of art. We also negotiated private contracts, leases, and licenses for the project and successfully defended litigation over permit matters. The artists later cancelled the project.
Christo Over The River™, Project for The Arkansas River, State of Colorado Drawing 2007 in 2 parts: (38 x 244 cm. and 106,6 x 244 cm. (15×96″ and 42 x 96″) Pencil, pastel, charcoal, wax crayon, enamel paint, fabric sample, aerial photograph with topographic elevations and technical data. Photo: Wolfgang Volz © COPYRIGHT CHRISTO 2007 Reference #27 Used with permission