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Jim Bridger, (sculpture). Artist:  Butler, Bill, sculptor. Noddings, Gary, welder. Title:  Jim Bridger, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: metal; Base: metal. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. x Diam. 18 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on base:) JIM BRIDGER/THE QUESTING NATURE OF THE PEOPLE OF MONTANA/IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE INDEPENDENCE OF/JIM BRIDGER AND THE CONTINUING PIONEER SPIRIT./THIS STATUE IS ERECTED BY WESTCHEM, THE BRIDGER/LION'S CLUB, AND THE PEOPLE OF BRIDGER/AND THE CLARK'S FORK VALLEY AS A MONUMENT/TO THAT SPIRIT./DEDICATED JULY 25, 1976 unsigned Description:  A full-length standing male figure, a portrait of mountaineer Jim Bridger. He holds a rifle in his hands. The rifle stock rests at his feet. He is dressed in fringed buckskin with a belt around his waist that has a knife attached on the proper left, front side. A pouch for black powder and balls is slung over his proper right shoulder. He wears a flat brimmed hat on his head. Subject:  Portrait male -- Bridger, Jim -- Full length History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Occupation -- Service -- Guide Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Dagger Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Bridger Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bridger, Bridger, Montana Located Highway 310, south edge of town, Bridger, Montana References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana 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 MT000021   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MT000021 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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