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Bust of Will Rogers, (sculpture). Artist:  Davidson, Jo, 1883-1952, sculptor. Valsuani, founder. Title:  Bust of Will Rogers, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze with medium green and brown patina; Base: Pikes Peak granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 20 x 25 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 58 x 25 x 25 in. Inscription:  (Along back of shoulder of the bust:) JO DAVIDSON 1937 (On side:) Cire perdue C. Valsuani Bronze (On plaque on front of base, raised:) WILL ROGERS/1879-1935/"I NEVER MET A MAN/I DIDN'T LIKE."/JO DAVIDSON/SCULPTOR signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Life-size bust of Will Rogers in open collared shirt. His head is turned slightly to the proper left. He appears to be squinting slightly. Subject:  Portrait male -- Rogers, Will -- Bust Performing Arts -- Other -- Comedian Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs Sculpture Owner:  Administered by El Pomar Foundation, 10 Lake Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Located Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, 4520 Cheyenne Mountain Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado Provenance:  Formerly administered by End of the Trail Association, P.O. Box 64, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901 Remarks:  Bust stands in ten-acre courtyard immediately in front of the shrine. Work commissioned by Spencer Penrose. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 1988. 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 64740001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64740001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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