Joint purchase by Littleton Fine Arts Committee and the Littleton Centennial Commission in celebration of Littleton's 100th anniversary of incorporation as a town.

Large bronze sculpture, titled: "Year of Sundays", by Rick Sargent, 1990; with standing man & boy, seated woman & girl; woman & girl positioned behind man & boy; boy has t-shirt on, "Kids for Saving Earth" & baseball hat, & is holding a small space shuttle; man is dressed in overalls & has one arm around boy, his other arm raised in the air; woman is seated behind, in a rocking chair, in a c.1890s dress, with the girl in her lap, & are reading a book; the girl is holding a doll; a small rocket is behind the man, a small man with a horse & plow below the woman's left arm; the Rough & Ready Flour Mill is next to the man with plow; building & spinning planet below man; names inscribed throughout bottom of sculpture; organic curling waves, flames, or plants separate each theme around the 3-dimensional sculpture; mounted on round concrete base; signature, copyright, & date of artist is on the spinning planet at foot of man.

Regarding the title, Littleton Museum staff found an article that states: "The statue is called "The Year of Sunday," a B'hai B'rith expression that means this is a century where each year equals 100 years of evolution." Different newspaper articles refer to it as "Year of Sundays" and "The Year of Sunday." Another article, written by Rik Sargent, calls it "The Year of Sunday," and states that it was: "...taken from a popular 1970s song by the rock artists Seals & Crofts. It is a descriptive term inspired by the writings of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith. It tells of a time of wonder, a century in which each single year will be like 100 years of normal evolution. The blessings of God will pour down on the world as wonder after wonder transforms the entire planet. In a single lifetime, one was able to watch as we moved from horse and buggy to moon buggy, from the Rough and Ready flour mill to the Martin Marietta space program and beyond." This makes sense, as the sculpture was created for the 100th anniversary of Littleton's incorporation as a town in 1990.

Year of Sundays
Rik Sargent
1990
Bronze
Purchased by the Fine Arts Committee and Littleton Centennial Commission

Owner: City of Littleton
Maintenance authority: City of Littleton - Fine Arts Board/Littleton Museum