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Santana Lass, (sculpture). Artist:  Reardon, Gwen, sculptor. Julious, David, landscape architect. Shidoni Foundry, founder. Walnut Ridge Nursery, landscape architect. Title:  Santana Lass, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Santana Lass and Mary Gaylord, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1997. Copyrighted 1997. Dedicated July 1997. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete and metal. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. x 16 ft. 20 in. Inscription:  (On bottom of raised hoof:) Gwen (copyright symbol) 97 / SHIDONI signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  The sculpture depicts horsewoman Mary Gaylord, dressed in traditional riding attire, astride her twelve-time world champion horse, Santana Lass. The horse raises its proper left front and proper right rear legs and holds its head erect, tail extended. The sculpture rests directly on the ground, but is mounted to an underground foundation composed of an I-beam and concrete. The sculpture is backed by evergreens and flanked by shrubs, plants and flowers. Subject:  Portrait female -- Gaylord, Mary -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform Animal -- Portrait -- Santana Lass Animal -- Horse Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Equestrian Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Shelbyville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Shelbyville, 315 Washington Street, Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065 Located Intersection of Highways 60 & 55, entrance to historic downtown area, Shelbyville, Kentucky Remarks:  Santana Lass, who died in 1996 at the age of fourteen, was an American Saddlebred Five Gaited World Champion. The $100,000 sculpture was donated by Mary Gaylord's father, Edward Gaylord, owner of Opryland and Gaylord Entertainment. David Julious of Walnut Ridge Nursery was the landscape architect for the sculpture project. Nearby plaque reads: SANTANA LASS WORLD CHAMPION RIDDEN BY MARY GAYLORD TRAINED BY REDD CRABTREE SCULPTURE BY GWEN REARDON DEDICATED TO THE CITIZENS AND HORSEMEN OF SHELBYVILLE AND SHELBY COUNTY JULY 30, 1997. IAS files contain articles from the Lexington Herald-Leader, July 31, 1997, pg. C1 and C4; the Sentinel-News (Shelbyville, KY), Aug. 1, 1997, pg. 1A and 3A; and The American Saddlebred (Sept./Oct. 1997): pg. 8. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1997. Illustration:  The American Saddlebred (Sept./Oct. 1997): pg. 8. 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 KY000273   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000273 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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