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    		• Winn, James Buchanan, Jr.,
     
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    		• Dahl, George Leighton,
     
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    		• Fowler, W. Brown,
     
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    		• Josset, Raoul,
     
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    		• Martin, Jose,
     
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    		• Animal -- Buffalo
     
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    		• Architecture -- Vehicle
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Western
     
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    		• Occupation -- Hunter
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
     
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    		• Gate
     
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    Buffalo Hunt and Wagon Train Frieze, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Winn, James Buchanan, Jr., 1905-1979, sculptor.
    Dahl, George Leighton, 1894-1987, architect.
    Fowler, W. Brown, architect.
    Josset, Raoul, 1899-1957, assistant.
    Martin, Jose, 1891-1984, assistant.
    Title: 
    Buffalo Hunt and Wagon Train Frieze, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1936.
    Medium: 
    Painted and stuccoed brick, with bronze and granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 85 x 12 x 15 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on lower section of pylon:) PROGRAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PARK BOARD CITY OF DALLAS (followed by commemorative seal of the Texas Centennial, and names of Park Board and Councilmen) unsigned
    Description: 
    Pylon featuring a frieze and a bronze star. The frieze is toward the bottom of the pylon and depicts a buffalo hunt and a pioneer wagon train. The star is at the top of the pylon and represents the lone star of Texas.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Buffalo
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon
    History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
    Western
    Occupation -- Hunter
    Allegory -- Place -- Texas
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
    Gate
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Accession Number: CD.1936.50
    Located Fair Park, Parry Avenue Entrance, Dallas, Texas
    Exhibitions: 
    Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, 1936.
    Remarks: 
    W. Brown Fowler was the architect, and George Leighton Dahl the supervising architect, who designed the pylon. The frieze was designed by James Buchanan Winn, Jr. IAS files contain names of Park Board and Councilmen that appear on plaque on pylon, and excerpt from "A Guide to Fair Park Dallas," by Peggy Riddle, [Dallas:] Dallas Historical Society, 1983.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1993.
    City of Dallas, 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 63760083
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