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Terry, Rick,
Skurja Art Castings,
Ceremony -- Festival
Occupation -- Other
Equestrian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Prescott
Sculpture
Early Rodeo, (sculpture).
Artist:
Terry, Rick, sculptor.
Skurja Art Castings, founder.
Title:
Early Rodeo, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World's First Rodeo in Prescott, 100th Anniversary, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1986. Copyrighted 1987. Cast 1988. Dedicated June 3, 1988.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 45 x 40 in.
Inscription:
(By lower proper left rear leg: artist's signature) (By lower proper right rear leg:) Skurja Art Casting, Prescott, Arizona signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A cowboy rides a horse that is rearing on its hind legs. The cowboy wears gloves, spurs and 1888 cowboy working clothes. He holds a cowboy hat in his extended proper left hand and holds the reins with his proper right hand.
Subject:
Ceremony -- Festival -- Rodeo
Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy
Equestrian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Prescott
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Prescott Community Art Trust, P. O. Box 1112, Prescott, Arizona 86302
Located City Hall Plaza, 201 South Cortez, Prescott, Arizona 86301
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned in 1986 for $10,000. The horse's belly contains a time-capsule by Skurja Art Castings. IAS files contain copy of dedication pamphlet. Nearby plaque reads: 100 years of/Rodeo/Prescott, Arizona/1888-1988.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.
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 AZ000483
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000483
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