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Monument to the Mule, (sculpture). Artist:  Wolf, Kevin, sculptor. Fiberglass Menagerie, fabricator. Title:  Monument to the Mule, (sculpture). Dates:  1965. Dedicated July 3, 1965. Medium:  Sculpture: fiberglass; Base: Arkansas stone, concrete. Inscription:  (On plaque:) MULE MEMORIAL/Dedicated to the memory/of all mules who served/man faithfully in peace-war/erected July 2, 1965/National Mule Memorial Association Dedicated to the memory of all mules who had such an important role in the pioneering of America, and to the memory of the late Dr. J. B. Barnett, who would not let the mule be forgotten. Description:  Fiberglass figure of a mule. The mule stands 15 hands high. The sculpture stands on a rectangular pedestal made of Arkansas stone and set in concrete. Subject:  Animal -- Mule Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Muleshoe Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chamber of Commerce, Muleshoe, Texas Located Intersection of U. S. Highway 84 & U. S. Highway 70, Muleshoe, Texas Remarks:  Nearby Texas Historical Marker plaque: "The Mule. Without ancestral pride of hope of offspring, the mule, along with the buffalo, hound and longhorn, made Texas history." The initiative to raise a memorial to the mule was begun by Dr. J. B. Barnett who formed the Mule Memorial Association in August 1961. Donations were received from all over the world to help fund the $5,000 memorial. IAS files contain copy of related article from Dallas Morning News, April 3, 1967 and excerpt from Ann Ruff's "Amazing Texas Monuments and Museums", Houston: Lone Star Books, 1984, pg. 16-17. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Ruff, Ann, "Amazing Texas Monuments and Museums", Houston: Lone Star Books, 1984, pg. 16. 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 TX001016   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001016 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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