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Jensen, Carl E.,
Cantwell, Joe,
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Farm
Equestrian
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Horse
Western
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Gillette
Sculpture
Campbell County Crossroads, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Jensen, Carl E., sculptor.
Cantwell, Joe, assistant.
Title:
Campbell County Crossroads, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1983. Dedicated July 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
5 pieces. Overall: approx. 9 x 27 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Riderless horse, rear flank, incised:) Carl E Jensen/1983 (Dog to side of riderless horse, rear leg, incised:) Carl E Jensen/'83/(foundry mark) (Dog to other side of riderless horse, rear leg, incised:) Carl E Jensen/'83 (foundry mark) (Standing man, top of boot, incised:) Carl E Jensen/1983 (Horse with rider, front flank, incised:) Carl E Jensen/1983 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze
sculpture
depicting a rancher astride his horse, a sheepherder and his horse, and two sheepdogs honors the early ranching community in Campbell County. The rancher and the sheepherder are facing each other, both men in an attitude of friendly conversation. The rancher wears a broad-brimmed hat and a cowboy shirt. He holds a coiled lariat in his proper right hand. The sheepherder stands with a long staff held in front of him. He wears a jacket and a cap with earflaps tied up on top. His saddled horse stands behind him off to his proper right side. Two small sheepdogs lie on either side of the sheepherder. The rider and sheepherder do not wear guns, signifying the peace that existed between the ranchers and sheepherders in Campbell County.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Male
Occupation
--
Other
--
Cowboy
Occupation
--
Farm
--
Shepherd
Equestrian
Animal
--
Dog
Animal
--
Horse
Western
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Cane
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Wyoming
--
Gillette
Sculpture
Owner:
Campbell County Public Library, 2101 4J Road,
Gillette
,
Wyoming
82718
Remarks:
The rider represents George Amos, a
Wyoming
rancher who bequeathed his estate to build a library in Campbell County. The George Amos Memorial Library was built in 1941, but by 1980 the library had outgrown the building and a new library was to be built. To keep the connection with George Amos and the ranching history of the community, the county commissioned this
sculpture
honoring ranchers and sheepherders in Campbell County. Jim Blackstone modeled for the rider and Carl Preuit modeled for the standing sheepherder. Joe Cantwell helped with the steel bending on the armature. IAS files contain related article from The Platte County Record-Times (Wheatland, WY), Sept. 1, 1982.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Wyoming
survey, 1994.
SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.
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 WY000074
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WY000074
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