Fred Haberlein

Fred F. Haberlein
Born(1944-12-07)December 7, 1944
DiedApril 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 73)

Fred F. Haberlein was an American muralist, painter, and sculptor. He grew up at Conejos Ranch, a guest ranch in Conejos County, Colorado. He studied sculpture and printmaking in college, but he was best known for his murals throughout the western United States, predominantly in Colorado. He lived near Glenwood Springs, Colorado and died in 2018.[1]

Haberlein was twice nominated for the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. He taught art classes at Colorado Mountain College for eighteen years.[2] His first mural was rendered in Oracle, AZ in 1977, and he completed over 130 murals since then. A Native American friend gave him the name "Lightning Heart," which he used professionally. Haberlein completed more single-handed murals than any other U.S. artist.[3]

List of murals by location

Colorado

San Luis Valley

Alamosa
Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
U.S. Post Office The San Luis Valley 4 x 48 ft.
Crane Building, Main Street Whooping Cranes and Wetlands 32 x 43 ft.
Big A Auto Parts Motor Coach Bus Mt. Blanca Sunrise 3 x 16 ft.
Sangre de Cristo Panorama 3 x 16 ft.
Walsh Motel Bar Toltec Gorge 6 x 8 ft.
Valley-Wide Health Services Sierra Vista 3 x 36 ft. oil painting
KRZA Radio Pictorial Logo 8 ft. circle
Meriwether Photo Van The High Country 6 x 34 ft. wrap-around, no longer in existence
Sports Family Haircare The Latir Lakes 4 x 7 ft. no longer in existence
Trinidad State Junior College The Great Thunder Bear 4.5 x 9 ft. painted sculpture
Antonito
Sign in Antonito, CO summarizing the life and work of Fred Haberlein
Sign in Antonito, CO summarizing the life and work of Fred Haberlein
"The History of the San Luis Valley" at Silo Park, Antonito, CO.
"San Miguel" as it appeared (circa 2005) during renovation of the S.P.M.D.T.U. in Antonito, CO.
"San Miguel," "Los Trabajadores," and "La Alma - The Earth Mother" on the S.P.M.D.T.U. building in Antonito, CO (circa 2005) during renovation.
Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
Antonito High School Trojan Horse Design #1 4 x 6 ft. no longer in existence
Trojan Horse Design #2 4 x 6 ft. no longer in existence
Trojan Warrior 4 x 6 ft.
The Four Seasons 8 x 50 ft. cafeteria/meeting rooms
The Judgment of Paris 4 x 6 ft. entry
The Battle between Hector and Achilles 4 x 6 ft.
Cristo El Rey Church Dove of the Holy Spirit 4 x 10 ft. altar mural
Nine etched glass windows 2 x 8 ft. each
Main Street History of the Conejos River Region 16 x 100 ft.
Miracle at Tepeyac - Nuestra Señora del Valle de San Luis 7 x 28 ft.
Quetzalcoatl de Nuevo Aztlan - The Great Water Serpent of the Rio Grande 8 x 48 ft.
Mimbres Rabbit - Conejo for Conejos 14 ft. circle
Mimbres Trout - Truchas de Luz 10 ft. circle
Cattle Drive along the Cumbers and Toltec 4 x 8 ft. oil, no longer in existence
Narrow Gauge Café Sun/Eagle/Aspen 16 x 4 ft.
The Box Canyon of the Río San Antonio 4 x 6.5 ft.
Narrow Gauge Motel The Cumbers and Toltec Railroad - Four Seasons 4 x 23 ft.
People's Drug Store (defunct) The Main Street of Antonito - 199 4 x 18.5 ft.
Hayfield in the Bosque 4.5 x 32 ft. no longer in existence
San Antonio Mountain 4.5 x 42 ft. no longer in existence
Private Homes 4 x 6 ft.
4 x 8 ft.
10 x 14 ft. ceiling
8 x 14 ft. ceiling, no longer in existence
Silo Park The History of the San Luis Valley 40 ft. high each across four silos
S.P.M.D.T.U. Hall La Alma - The Earth Mother 9 x 22 ft. no longer in existence
Los Trabajadores 20 x 22 ft. no longer in existence
San Miguel 12.5 x 16 ft. no longer in existence
U.S. Post Office Ojo de Dios outside
American Eagle 4 x 18 ft. interior mural, no longer in existence
La Jara
Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
U.S. Post Office The Conejos High Country 4 x 32 ft.
High Valley Insurance Building The High Valley 7 x 50 ft.
Valdez Law Offices Shepherd's Sunrise 8 x 38 ft.
U.S. West Phone Building The Old Platoro Line Terrace Reservoir 12 x 20 ft.
La Jara Trading Post The Wild Horses 10 x 130 ft.
Probvost-Le Febre Wool Warehouse The Rams 10 x 30 ft.
Catholic Church Adoration of the Magi 4 x 16 ft.
Long Branch Saloon Animal Map Alaska to Guatemala 4 x 10 ft.
Centauri High School Peregrine Falcon 15 x 25 ft. entry
Peregrine Falcon 10 x 23 ft. gymnasium
Max Lara Home Cañon Diablo 4 x 6 ft.
Manassa
Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
Town Hall 3 x 24 ft.
Park Jack Dempsey Portrait 8 x 12 ft.
Main Street Jack Dempsey in 1921 17 x 50 ft. homage to George Bellows
America's Farmers and Ranchers Feed the World 17 x 50 ft.
Hummingbirds and Columbine Clock 5 ft. diameter
Mormon Pioneer Days Rodeo Grounds Fence, Running Rodeo Animals 8 x 1,000 ft. no longer in existence
Bronco Busters 15 x 32 ft. no longer in existence
Mayor's House Eagle 4 x 6 ft.
Other
Town/Village Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
Bountiful, CO Conejos Propane Co. San Luis Valley Sunrise 10 x 35 ft.
Cañón Valdino Gallegos House Big Game Animals 8 x 16 ft.
Elk 4 x 16 ft.
Capulin, CO Junior High School Gym Peregrine Falcons 12 x 23 ft.
Center, CO La Frontera Bright Promise 10 x 60 ft.
Center High School The McClure Memorial 12 x 34 ft.
Conejos, CO U.S. Post Office The Old Plaza at Conejos 2 x 12 ft.
Gates 4 x 6 ft. no longer in existence
The Old Jaramillo House 5 x 12 ft.
Conejos Canyon Johnson House Virgin of Guadalupe 4 x 8 ft.
Creede, CO Mineral County Courthouse Al Randel Memorial Mural - Bristol Head 4 x 7 ft.
Del Norte, CO Rio Grande County Museum Colorado's San Luis Valley 4 x 24 ft.
Las Mesitas Lionel Ruybal House Los Mogotes 9 x 16 ft.
Moffat, CO Moffat/Crestone Schools The Crestones 6 x 10 ft., 10 x 20 ft., 10 x 10 ft. three-wall mural, no longer in existence
Mogote Key's Mogote Store Los Mogotes 4 x 18 ft.
Rito Hondo Art Trujillo House Buffalo and Grizzly 10 x 16 ft.
Romeo, CO Silo at U.S. 285 Whooping Cranes 18 x 22 ft.
Abe's Place (defunct) The Evening Star (Six Sun Power Designs) 9 x 28 ft.
Saguache, CO Mountain Valley School Cochetopa Pass Buffalos 10 x 40 ft.
San Antonio Jr. Madril House Conejos Peak 8 x 15 ft.
San Luis, CO U.S. Post Office San Luis - Colorado's Oldest Town 3 x 18 ft.

Glenwood Springs

Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
Summit Canyon Mountaineering The Crystal and Roaring Fork Valleys from Mushroom Rock 15 x 16 ft. oil
Highway 82 - Ed Larsh Barn The Restore the Train Mural 18 x 60 ft. no longer in existence
Glenwood Caverns and Adventure Park Glenwood Caverns 22 x 40 ft.
Colorado Mountain College Offices, Grand Ave. & 8th The Flattops Wilderness 10 x 51 ft.
Community Center Lobby Chair Mountain in Fall 3 x 5 ft. oil
Goblin Gulch 3 x 5 ft. oil
No Name Arch 4 x 6 ft. oil
No Name Arch 4 x 6 ft. oil
Mount Sopris from Ski Sunlight 4 x 12 ft. oil
Glenwood Springs Community Center Caribbean Beach 9.5 x 11 ft.
Mt. Sopris 5 x 7 ft.
Colorado Mountain College Blake Center Geology of the West 2 x 6 ft.
McConnell Home Train Mural 3 x 12 ft. each three walls
Old Cardiff School Park Sunlight 3 x 4 ft. panel
Moonlight 3 x 4 ft. panel
Calvin Lee and Assoc. Law Office North Couloir - Mt. Sopris 3 x 4 ft.
City Hall Old Time Canyon 4 x 12 ft.
Flaming Gorge 6 x 8 ft.
Red Mountain Inn Pictographs and Petroglyphs 10 x 60 ft.
Eaves 10 x 18 ft.
Additional Eaves 3 x 7 ft., 10 x 18 ft.
Ortega Home, Red Canyon Coyotes and Moon 9 x 16 ft. stairwell
Little Bavarian Restaurant The Bederzee 5 x 9 ft.
The Little Bavarians 8.5 x 8.5 ft.
Bouquets of Gentians and Edelweiss 4 x 4 ft. total of two
Flowered sign border
Colorado Canoe and Kayak, Grand Ave. Mt. Sopris and the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers 12 x 22 ft.

Other

Town/Village Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
Carbondale, CO Dinkle Building The Interconnected Web of Life - Chair Mountain and the Crystal River 9 x 48 ft.
The Crystal River and Mount Sopris 4 x 16 ft. no longer in existence
Fire House, Public Meeting Room First Snow 4 x 16 ft.
City Hall Los Mestizos 10 x 10 ft. with Leo Tanguma for The Latino Festivals
Gunnison Main Street Gunnison Hayfields and Ohio Creek 17 x 62 ft.
Leadville, CO Main Street and 3rd Leadville U.S.A. 18 x 42 ft.
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum The Rockies - Mt. Massive and the Upper Arkansas 4 x 22 ft. Seven murals collectively titled America's Great Mining Regions
The Desert - Sonoran Desert Thunderheads 4 x 23.5 ft.
The East - Appalachian Autumn 4 x 24 ft.
Man into Space - The First Steps 4 x 24 ft.
Above Timberline 4 x 24 ft.
The California Gold Rush - Chimney Rock, Nebraska 4 x 24 ft.
The Old Log Flume - Lake Tahoe 4 x 24 ft.
Rifle Bookcliffs Arts Council Barn 8 x 28 ft. with Diane Seabrook
Salida, CO The Mighty Arkansas and the Angel of Shavano 14 x 100 ft.
Free The Monkey 5 x 10 ft. two jungle signs
Sawdusky Bldg., F Street The High Mountains 4 x 8 ft.
Snowmass Village Snowmass Landscape 7.5 x 45 ft. cut steel

Outside Colorado, national and international

Location Site Title/Subject Dimensions Notes
Oracle, AZ Mother Cody's Cafe Desert Night 15 x 42 ft. no longer in existence
White Buffalo - The Stampede 15 x 42 ft. no longer in existence
Acadia Ranch Museum Cañada del Oro 5 x 21 ft.
Rancho Linda Vista Falcon House 8 x 50 ft. wraparound
Waterbird House Desert Vista and four doors with Waterbird designs 10 x 29 ft.
Jones House Red Vista with Yuccas 10 x 32 ft.
Tucson, AZ Blue Willow Café Blue Willow Legend 10 x 28 ft. N. Campbell Ave.
N. Campbell Ave. Parking Area Blue Willow and Lovebirds 10 x 15 ft. no longer in existence
Creative Solutions Solar Consultants Sun Power in the Desert 16 x 60 ft. no longer in existence
Tucson Art Museum Desert Canyon 5 x 23 ft. opening day mural
Roseberg, OR First National Bank The Rocky Mountains after Albert Bierstadt 4 x 8 ft. W/M Moore and B. Bell
New York, NY Manhattan Office Building - 48th Floor Cherry Valley Moonrise 4 x 8 ft.
Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Stoveworks The Lenticular Cloud - Limber Pines at Timberline 4 x 8 ft.
Quito, Ecuador Adam and Eve Restaurant The Garden of Eden 6 x 24 ft.

References

  1. ^ "Frederick Fitzjarrald Haberlein (December 7, 1944 — April 16, 2018)".
  2. ^ "A glimpse into a Lightning Heart". Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. ^ "Fred Lightning Heart, Part 1". Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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