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    		• Remington, Frederic,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Western
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Object -- Tool
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Cowboy, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Cowboy, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1908. Dedicated June 20, 1908.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: natural stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 144 in. W. 131 in.; Base: approx. W. 40 in.
    Inscription: 
    Frederic Remington/1908 (Base, right side:) Roman Bronze Works, NY signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A cowboy astride a galloping horse on a rocky cliff. The horse has come to a sudden stop and its proper left hoof is raised. The cowboy looks off into the distance to his proper left. He has a moustache and is wearing a cowboy attire consisting of a wide-brimmed hat with the brim folded back against his forehead, a bandanna around his neck, chaps, gloves, and boots. A belt of ammunition is around his waist and a gun and lasso are on his proper right side.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Western
    Equestrian
    Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object -- Tool -- Rope
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Coadministered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
    Coadministered by Fairmount Park Art Association, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
    Located Fairmount Park East side of park, Kelly Drive, north of Penn Central Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    SOS! survey cover sheet noted that the current custodians of the sculpture are the Fairmount Park Commission and the Fairmount Park Art Association, and that conservation is handled by the Fairmount Park Art Association. The model for the cowboy was an old friend of Remingtons, Charlie Trego.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    City of Philadelphia, 1973.
    Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 196-205.
    Shapiro, Michael Edward and Peter H. Hassrick, "Frederic Remington: The Masterworks," New York, NY: Abrams, 1988, pg. 226
    Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 212.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5041, 1989.
    Monumental News, July and Aug. 1908.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Aug. 1908, pg. 572.
    Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 196-205.
    Shapiro, Michael Edward and Peter H. Hassrick, "Frederic Remington: The Masterworks," New York, NY: Abrams, 1988, fig. 82.
    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 75009287
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