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Biggs, Electra Waggoner,
Sculptors Workshop, Inc.,
Portrait male -- Rogers, Will
Animal -- Portrait
Occupation -- Writer
Equestrian
Performing Arts -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
Sculpture
Will Rogers Riding into the Sunset, (sculpture).
Artist:
Biggs, Electra Waggoner, 1916- , sculptor.
Sculptors Workshop, Inc., founder.
Title:
Will Rogers Riding into the Sunset, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Will Rogers on Soapsuds, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned late 1930s. 1942. Dedicated Nov. 4, 1947.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 5 in. x 36 in. x 9 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 31 in. x 6 ft. 7 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) Electra Waggoner The Sculptors Workshop Inc, L.I. City, NY (On front of base:) WILL ROGERS/"RIDING INTO THE SUNSET"/1879-1935 (On lower left of base:) Presented to the City of Fort Worth by Amon G. Carter signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Figure of Will Rogers seated on his horse, holding reins in proper left hand, proper right hand at his side. Horse has proper left front leg raised and proper right rear leg bent.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Rogers, Will -- Full length
Animal -- Portrait -- Soapsuds
Occupation -- Writer
Equestrian
Performing Arts -- Other -- Comedian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Fort Worth, Will Rogers Memorial Center and Facilities, One Amon Carter Square, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Located Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, 3400 West Lancaster, Fort Worth, Texas
Remarks:
IAS files include transcription from nearby plaque. Commissioned in the late 1930s by Amon G. Carter Sr.; Unveiled by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nov. 4, 1947. The first of four castings. For related article see: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Nov. 7, 1947.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS TX000142
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000142
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