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New Mexico Statues

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Colonel Sanders and Ronald McDonald
Hatch, NM
2012:
 2017:
These Colonel Sanders and Ronald McDonald statues came from Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's restaurants, respectively. These statues were installed in front of Sparky's restaurant (see below) when these photos were taken in 2012. The Ronald statue is still there. The Colonel was moved to the owner's Franciscan RV dealership up the road but it's not visible now. It may be in storage. The Cowboy is still on display at the dealership. [map]

Sparky's Restaurant
Hatch, NM
2017:
2026:
These statues are owned by Teako Nunn who owns Sparky's restaurant (located acrsos the street) and Franciscan RV in Hatch.

This Yeoman statue was produced by Beefeater Gin. It is about six feet tall. The statue is installed inside Sparky's restaurant. To the right of the Yeoman is a statue of a Toy Soldier.

The Elf statue is also inside Sparky's. These fiberglass statues were produced for Apple stores. The window displays had an Elf and a Santa wearing iPods.

The Big Boy statue is located across the street from Sparky's in front of an antiques store. It is a modern reproduction.

The statues shown in first row, top right, are installed across the street from Sparky's restaurant. [map]

The anthropomorphic Chile Couple and the Yogi Bear statue were created by Mark Cline. Cline may have built the Robot as well. The Piggy Bank was located on the west side of town in 2010.

The Robin Hood was installed across the street from Sparky's in 2015. His move to Hatch was the subject of a Shipping Wars episode. In 2024, he fell forward and his foot and bow were damaged. He was restored and repainted. There are other Robin Hood statues like this in Colorado Springs, CO and Lake George, NY (gone). They were produced by Ben Robinson for the Plycrete Mold Co. of Elk Rapids, MN. This statue in Hatch may be the one that was in Princeton, IN.

Working Man
Hatch, NM
 Knight [gone]
Tucumcari, NM
 San Felipe de Neri
Albuquerque, NM
 Apple Boy
Mountain Park, NM
This Working Man was designed with mechanical arms that moved up and down. His hands held flags or signs. I believe that this statue is fiberglass and that they were mass-produced. It is displayed inside Sparky's Trading Post.

This Knight statue was installed at a former gas station. By 2016, the statue had been repainted. It is either gone or it has been moved. These statues were mass-produced and can be found in different parts of the country. For example, there was one in Cave City, KY.

This wooden statue of San Felipe de Neri was previously located at the Church of San Felipe de Neri downtown. Since around 2017, the statue has been located at the Casa Barelas community center. [map]

This Apple Boy statue is located at the Old Apple Barn. The statue was sculpted by the store's owner, Bill Niffenegger, in 2010. The statue is about 12 feet tall. These photos are from 2012. In 2021, the statue was repainted. [map]

Atlas
Albuquerque, NM
 Alien
Roswell, NM
This Atlas statue is installed in front of the World Dental Implant Center. It has been there since at least 2007. These statues were mass-produced for Jack LaLanne Fitness Centers. For more, see this page. [map]

This 22-foot-tall Alien statue was installed at the Dunkin' in 2018 just before the store opened. [map]

Alien & Billy the Kid
Ruidoso, NM (now Glencoe, NM)

2012:
2017:
2026:
These Alien and Billy the Kid statues were located at the Ruidoso River Museum. Around 2015, the museum moved to Fox Cave in Glencoe. I believe the museum closed and the Alien statue is gone. However, the Billy the Kid statue remains at Fox Cave which opened as Weed World in 2024. In 2017, the Billy the Kid statue was lying on the ground and the gun was missing from his holster. It is now standing up. [map]

Lucien Maxwell
Cimarron, NM
This statue of Lucien Maxwell is located in the downtown park. Maxwell was a rancher who owned nearly two million acres of land. He was born in 1818 and moved to Cimarron in 1850. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

More New Mexico:
Paul Bunyan (Albuquerque)

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