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Fairbanks, Avard,
Unknown (Pietrasanta, Italy),
Figure male -- Full length
Equestrian
History -- United States
Animal -- Horse
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- North Kansas City
Sculpture
Pony Express, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor.
Unknown (Pietrasanta, Italy), founder.
Title:
Pony Express, (sculpture).
Dates:
1963. Relocated and Dedicated April 3, 2000.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, dark brown patina; Base: bronze, green patina.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 6 ft. x 14 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. 9 in.
Inscription:
(Signed with a brand on back of saddle) signed
Description:
A male figure riding a horse at full gallop. The figure wears heavy boots, vest, neck kerchief, and hat. He holds a whip in his proper right hand, and the reins in his left hand. Beneath the horse are mounds of grass and rocks.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Equestrian
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Animal -- Horse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- North Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Caesars Entertainment Corporation, 1 Caesars Palace Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Located Harrah's North Kansas City, 1 Riverboat Drive, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116
Provenance:
Formerly located Reno, Nevada
Formerly located Promus Companies, Harrah's Casinos, 1023 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38117 Dec. 17, 1983-ca. 2000.
Remarks:
Cast no. 2/2.
The sculpture was originally located in Reno and was later relocated to the Promus Companies headquarters for Harrah's Casinos in Memphis, Tennessee. After the Promus Companies split from Harrah's Casinos in 1995, the statue was relocated to Harrah's Casino in North Kansas City, and was dedicated in North Kansas City on April 3, 2000. Another cast of the sculpture is located at Harrah's Lake Tahoe Casino in Stateline, Nevada (IAS NV000123). IAS images files contain views of the installation in both Memphis, Tennessee and North Kansas City, Missouri.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2014.
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 TN000018
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TN000018
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