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  • Fraughton, Edward James,
     
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  • Figure male -- Full length
     
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  • Occupation -- Other
     
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  • Western
     
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  • Equestrian
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    The Spirit of Wyoming, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fraughton, Edward James, 1939- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Spirit of Wyoming, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1985. Dedicated May 16, 1986.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 120 x 149 x 91 in.; Base: approx. 60 x 83 x 84 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On left front corner of sculpture:) 1985 (copyright symbol)/Edward J. Fraughton (Plaque on base:) THE SPIRIT OF WYOMING/A MONUMENT TO THE CITIZENS/OF THE STATE OF WYOMING/MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS:(names listed)/MAJOR DONORS:(names listed)/MAY 16, 1986/ED HERSCHLER, GOVERNOR ED FRAUGHTON, SCULPTOR signed
    Description: 
    Cowboy riding a bucking horse that rears up on its proper left hind leg. Horse's body twists from proper left towards proper right, the neck and head straining in the same direction; rider grips horse's reins in proper left hand and a coiled lasso in proper right hand. Cowboy wears hat (slung around neck and hanging against back of figure), gloves, ammunition belt, sheep's wool chaps, and boots; gun holster hangs from belt, proper right side.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy
    Western
    Equestrian
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Wyoming, Wyoming State Museum, Barrett Building, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
    Located Wyoming State Capitol Building, North side, Cheyenne, Wyoming
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming survey, 1993.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1999.
    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 WY000005
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