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Kit Carson, (sculpture). Artist:  Blake, Buckeye, 1946- , sculptor. Title:  Kit Carson, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 8 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (copyright symbol) Buckeye Blake 1988 (Metal plaque on side of base, raised:) 1843-44/KIT CARSON/BY BUCKEYE BLAKE/COMMISSIONED BY/TRUETT & EULA LOFTIN signed Description:  Kit Carson in frontiersman garb, riding a horse. His hands are gloved; he holds his hat in his proper right hand while his proper left hand holds his gun and the horse's reins. The proper right rear hoof of the horse is lifted off the ground. The horse stands on a base with an inscribed plaque and two maps of Nevada showing the trails traveled by Carson. Subject:  Portrait male -- Carson, Kit -- Full length Equestrian Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Carson City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Nevada, Public Works Board, 100 Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada 89710 Located Supreme Court of Nevada Building, 100 Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada Remarks:  Commissioned by Truett and Eula Loftin. Kit Carson, 1809-1868, was an American frontiersman who traveled through Nevada, for whom Carson City is named. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. 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 NV000170   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000170 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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