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Buffalo, (sculpture). Artist:  Gardet, Georges, b. 1863, sculptor. Jaboeuf & Rouard Fondeurs, founder. Title:  Buffalo, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Dedicated May 17, 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Buffalo: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Buffalo: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 9 in. x 8 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (Proper right side toward back of plinth:) G. GARDET (Proper left side toward back of plinth:) H. ROUARD Fondeur. PARIS (Proper right side of base, on bronze plaque:) THIS PARK AND THIS STATUE ARE/GIFTS TO THE CITY OF LINCOLN/FROM JOHN F. HARRIS AND/GERTRUDE UPHAM HARRIS/AND ARE DEDICATED TO THE/MEMORY OF THOSE PIONEERS WHO/GAVE NEBRASKA TO THE NATION. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Buffalo standing with its front legs together and its proper right hind leg forward of its proper left hind leg. Its tail extends out slightly. It is a full grown bull, with characteristic horns. Subject:  Animal -- Buffalo Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lincoln, Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, 2740 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Located Pioneers Park, Van Dorn and Coddington Street, Lincoln, Nebraska Remarks:  Gift of John F. Harris in memory of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. George Harris. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Nebraska State Historical Society, 1976. SOS Assessment Award, 1997. 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 76001278   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76001278 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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