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    		• van Bruggen, Coosje,
     
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    		• Jennings, J. Robert,
     
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    		• Lippincott, Inc.,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Homage -- Louie
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Marfa
     
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    Monument to the Last Horse, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022, sculptor.
    van Bruggen, Coosje, 1942-2009, sculptor.
    Jennings, J. Robert, engineer.
    Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
    Title: 
    Monument to the Last Horse, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1991. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: synthetic resin over aluminum frame, painted dark brown with Imron; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 159 1/4 in. x 15 ft. x 62 1/4 in.; Base: approx. H. 35 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, inscribed:) AMINO ET FIDE unsigned
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture consisting of a large horseshoe pierced at the top by an oversized spike and mounted at an angle atop base.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Homage -- Louie
    Object -- Other -- Horseshoe
    Object -- Tool -- Hardware
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Marfa
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Chinati Foundation, One Calvary Road, Box 1135, Marfa, Texas 79843
    Provenance: 
    Originally installed Seagram Plaza, New York, New York, June 1, 1991.
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was initially installed at Seagram Plaza in New York before being permanently installed at the Chinati Foundation on Oct. 12, 1991. Dedicated to the last Calvary horse, Louie, who was shot by the Calvary in 1933 when the U. S. Government terminated the Calvary outpost. Sculpture is located near Fort D.A. Russell.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Inventory staff, 2002.
    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 TX000430
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