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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Sedgwick, Francis Minturn,     Bearzi, Bruno,     Roman Bronze Works,     Western     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Other     Dress -- Accessory     Equestrian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Perry     Sculpture

The Equestrian, (sculpture). Artist:  Sedgwick, Francis Minturn, 1904-1967, sculptor. Bearzi, Bruno, founder. Roman Bronze Works, founder. (possibly by) Title:  The Equestrian, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Horse that Won the West, (sculpture). Dates:  1956. Dedicated Sept. 14, 1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 51 x 48 x 21 in.; Base: approx. 24 1/2 x 78 x 24 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On back of sculpture:) Sedgewick-1956 (On back right corner of sculpture: artist's monogram) (On bronze plaque on front of base, raised letters:) THE HORSE THAT WON THE WEST/WAS/FOUNDED ON THE BLOOD OF THE FAMOUS MORGAN HORSE/THE FAVORITE BREED OF GENERALS SHERMAN/STONEWALL JACKSON, GEORGE CUSTER AND J. E. B./STUART. PUREBRED MORGAN AND THOROUGHBRED/STALLIONS WERE FURNISHED TO RANCHES, COWBOYS/AND THE INDIAN TRIBES TO UPGRADE THE MIXTURE/OF THE MUSTANGS THAT SURROUNDED THE REMOUNT/STATIONS IN THE WEST/THE COWBOYS FROM OUR OWN CHEROKEE STRIP WERE THE BEST/IN THE WORLD. THE COWBOY WAS HONEST, HARD WORKING,/AND A GOOD FRIEND. HERE WE SEE THE MANHOOD THAT/LOVED AND CONQUERED THE PLAINS - PROTECTED THE PIONEER/WOMAN AND INSPIRED HIS CHILDREN TO A USEFUL LIFE./THIS STATUE IS BY FRANCIS SEDGEWICK, CAST BY/BRUNO BEARZI OF MILANO, ITALY AND IS A GIFT FROM THE ROBERT MORGAN FAMILY TO BEAUTIFUL - HISTORIC/PERRY, OKLAHOMA signed Description:  A sculpture of a cowboy astride a Morgan horse. The cowboy, dressed in chaps and wearing a cowboy hat, rests his proper right arm on the back of the saddle and holds the horse's reins with his proper left hand. The sculpture is placed atop a rectangular base with a sloping front. Subject:  Western Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Perry Sculpture Owner:  Owned by Morgan, Robert, P. O. Box 1507, Gilroy, California 95021 Located Sooner's Corner, I-35 & U.S. 77, Perry, Oklahoma Provenance:  Formerly located 6th Street, east side of the square, Perry, Oklahoma Remarks:  The sculpture was formerly located on the east side of the square in Perry and was unveiled on the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Cherokee Strip on Sept. 14, 1968. IAS files contain related articles from The Perry Daily Journal, Jul. 31, 1968; Jan. 31, 1969; and April 5, 1969. Although the inscription base plaque notes that the piece was cast at the Bruno Bearzi foundry in Italy, the article in the Perry Daily Journal, Jan. 31, 1969, notes that the piece was cast at the Roman Bronze Works in New York. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. The Perry Daily Journal, April 5, 1969. 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 OK000167   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000167 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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