May 1, 2022

Walking The Walk

Flanking the statue from left: current Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Webb, Hon. Wilma Webb and Denver sculptor Ed Dwight, who created the statue.

Former Denver Mayor Wellington E. Webb and his wife Wilma Webb, with the new bronze statue of him at the municipal building downtown that also bears his name.

The statue, by sculptor Ed Dwight and unveiled on April 5, is called The Walk of Mayor Wellington E. Webb. The name is a nod to Webb’s famous “Sneakers Campaign,” in which he walked through Denver neighborhoods introducing himself to voters, and ultimately into the mayor’s office. He served from 1991 to 2003, and was Denver’s first African American mayor.

“I always believe we, the people at Denver, there’s nothing we can’t do when we do it to together,” Webb said in his remarks.

Hundreds gathered for the April unveiling of the statue, including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.