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Chief Trumpeter, (sculpture). Artist:  Bates, Dan, sculptor. Desert Crucible Foundry, founder. Title:  Chief Trumpeter, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1991. Dedicated Feb. 9, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red sandstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 13 x 12 x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 162 in. x 89 in. Inscription:  (On proper left rear of sculpture:) DAN BATES (On proper right rear of sculpture:) DESERT CRUCIBLE FOUNDRY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A cavalry soldier from the 1880s, sits straight in the saddle atop a horse. He turns his head to the proper right, a valveless trumpet raised in his gloved proper right hand, almost to his lips. His proper left gloved hand holds the reins and rests on a bag at the front of the saddle. He wears a cowboy hat. The horse is alert but controlled, with head up, tail flying, and all four feet solidly planted. The horse and rider are on top of a low rectangular sculpture base mounted atop a truncated pyramidal base composed of three tiers of large stones. Subject:  History -- United States -- Indian Wars Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Musical Instrument -- Trumpet Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Tucson Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Arizona Historical Society, 949 East 2nd Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719 Located Fort Lowell Museum, 2900 North Craycroft Road, Fort Lowell Park, Tucson, Ohio Remarks:  The sculpture cost $80,000. The Commemorative Monument Foundation collected contributions from about 40 Tucson area corporations, organizations and individuals for the sculpture project. The sculpture honors the calvary troopers of Fort Lowell who served during the Indian Wars of the late 1800s. Fort Lowell was deactivated in 1891. The sculpture dedication on February 9, 1991 coincided with the centennial anniversary of the fort's closing. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Arizona Daily Star, March 17, 1990, pg. 5B and Feb. 6, 1991, pg. 1C; and the Tucson Citizen, July 20, 1990, pg. 1B and 11B, and Nov. 26, 1991, pg. 1D. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Arizona Daily Star, Feb. 6, 1991, pg. 1C. 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 AZ000556   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000556 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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