Thanks for the Rain, (sculpture).

Thanks for the Rain, (sculpture).

Beeler, Joe Neil, 1931- , sculptor.

Bronze Smith, founder.

Thanks for the Rain, (sculpture).

Copyrighted 1971. Cast 1988. Dedicated Nov. 26, 1988.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: 9 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 5 in.

(On front above base:) Joe Beeler (Molded on the back, above the base:) Bronze Smith signed

A saddled and bridled horse stands behind a kneeling man. The man, dressed in a rainslicker, bandanna, shirt, pants and cowboy boots, kneels on his proper right knee. He holds a cowboy hat in his proper right hand. Prickly pear cactus and small shrubs are on the ground under the horse.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy

Animal -- Horse

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Landscape -- Plant -- Cactus

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Wickenburg

Administered by Maricopa County Historical Society, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, 21 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg, Arizona 85390

Located Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Museum Park, intersection of State Highways 60, 93 and 89, Wickenburg, Arizona

A repair was made to the left proper rein in 1992. Nearby plaque reads: Joe Beeler/CA 1988. IAS files contain related material from Arizona Highways Magazine (March 1972): pg. 42. For related information see: Artists of the Rockies and the Golden West (Winter 1984): pg. 86.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.

Arizona Highways Magazine (March 1972): pg. 42.

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