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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Decker, Paul,     Radotinsky, Joseph,     Rochette & Parzini,     Colonial Plastics Corporation,     Colonial Neon Company,     Rohm and Haas Company,     Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company,     Animal -- Cattle     Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City     Sculpture

Hereford Bull, (sculpture). Artist:  Decker, Paul, sculptor. Radotinsky, Joseph, architect. Rochette & Parzini, fabricator. Colonial Plastics Corporation, contractor. Colonial Neon Company, contractor. Rohm and Haas Company, contractor. Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, contractor. Title:  Hereford Bull, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 16, 1953. Medium:  Sculpture: fiberglass and polyester resin over a steel frame. Interior illumination with neon lights; Base: granite facing. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 8 in. x 19 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 90 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. x 13 ft. (5,500 lbs.) Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) THIS MONUMENT ERECTED/AS A TRIBUTE TO THE FAITH/OF THE PIONEERS AND THE/DETERMINATION OF THE/MEN WHO HAVE CARRIED/ON TO ESTABLISH THE/HEREFORD BREED AS/LEADER IN THE BEEF/CATTLE WORLD./DEDICATED OCTOBER 16, 1953/BY/DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER/PRESIDENT/OF THE UNITED STATES Description:  Standing bull, a replica of the Hereford cattle breed, atop a 90 ft. pylon. Its interior is wired with neon lights which are lit at night. The statue is further illuminated by floodlights at the foot of the base. Subject:  Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  DST Inc., Argus Health Systems, 715 West Hereford Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Remarks:  Commissioned by the National Hereford Association upon construction of their office building, designed by Joseph Radotinsky. The artist was employed by the sculpture firm of Rochetti & Parzini. Four models were involved in making the bull. Rohm & Hass Company of Philadelphia and Bigelow-Sanford Carpet company assisted with the model. Although plaque gives dedication date as Oct. 16, 1953, reporting source and attached sources give date as Oct. 18, 1954. The National Hereford Association office building was purchased by DST Inc. in 1985. The bull was then renovated by Dale Meyer of the architectural firm of Hays & Meyer. New exterior coating was added, and the interior fluorescent lights were replaced by 188 neon lights. Floodlights were added to the base of the pylon. IAS files include articles from "The Catholic Downtowner," June 13, 1976, "EC&M," May, 1990, a Kansas City Landmarks Map from the Kansas City Landmarks Commission, and data from the architect's files. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. 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 MO000189   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000189 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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