Bull Wall, (sculpture).

Bull Wall, (sculpture).

Morris, Robert, 1931-2018, sculptor.

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, founder.

Bull Wall, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1990. 1993.

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Approx. 16 ft. x 120 ft. x 47 1/2 in.

unsigned Founder's mark appears.

Two steel panels, placed parallel to each other, with fifteen cutouts of life-size bulls in various animated poses on each panel. Open space between panels with crossbars joining the ends.

Animal -- Cattle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City

American Royal, 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Missouri 64102

Funded by Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Percent for Art program. IAS files contain related articles from Kansas City Star, dated Oct. 22, 1992; Nov. 1, 1992 and May 28, 1993, pg. G20. According to the 1993 Star article, steam jets were to be placed along the sculpture's base. The artist is a Kansas City native. The piece invokes the history and importance of the stockyards in the city's early history.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.

Kansas City Star, Oct. 22, 1922.

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