(Four Boys on Horse), (sculpture).

(Four Boys on Horse), (sculpture).

Claus, Eric, sculptor.

(Four Boys on Horse), (sculpture).

ca. late 1960s.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze.

Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. 6 in. x W. 1 ft. 4 in. x L. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. 11 in. (1 1/2 tons).

Four boys ride atop a bucking or running horse. The boy nearest the horse's head is on all fours and holding on to the mane. The boy on the end supports himself with his proper left hand on the proper left shoulder of the boy in front of him. The two middle boys sit in a crouched positions, and hold on to the waist of the boys in front of them. The sculpture stands on a rectangular base.

Animal -- Horse

Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Lake Oswego

Administered by Mountain Park Homeowners Association, 2 Mt. Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97305

Located North side of intersection of Independence Avenue & Mount Jefferson Parkway, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.

The first of several works commissioned by Carl Halvorson, President of Mountain Park Corporation, for the new recreation center. The sculpture was originally installed near the entrance of the Mountain Park Equestrian Center.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.

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