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de la Vega, Enrique Miguel Antonio,
Portrait male -- Atkinson, J. Robert
Animal -- Horse
Occupation -- Other
State of Being -- Disabled
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Cascade
Sculpture
J. Robert (Bob) Atkinson, (sculpture).
Artist:
de la Vega, Enrique Miguel Antonio, 1935- , sculptor.
Title:
J. Robert (Bob) Atkinson, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: concrete, painted white.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) J. ROBERT (BOB) ATKINSON/MONTANA COWBOY, WHO, DEPRIVED OF/HIS SIGHT, FOUNDED THE BRAILLE INSTITUTE/OF AMERICA, AND WITH GOD-GIVEN VISION,/BROUGHT LIGHT TO THE BLIND OF THE WORLD/ENRIQUE MIGUEL DE LA VEGA/SCULPTOR/1968 unsigned
Description:
Life-size sculpture features Bob Atkinson standing by a horse. The horse is rearing on its hind legs and the figure's proper right hand rests on its jaw. Both man and horse face the sky, and the man's arms are upraised. The figure wears a cowboy hat.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Atkinson, J. Robert -- Full length
Animal -- Horse
Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy
State of Being -- Disabled -- Blind
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Cascade
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cascade, Park Department, 9 North Front Street, Box 314, Cascade, Montana 59421
Located Atkinson Memorial Park, 4th Street & 3rd Avenue, Cascade, Montana
Remarks:
Gift of Mrs. J. Robert Atkinson in memory of her husband, a blind cowboy who founded the Braille Institute.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1996.
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 MT000240
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