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McCain, Buck,
Desert Crucible Foundry,
Portrait male -- Scott, Winfield
Object -- Written Matter
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
Sculpture
The Visionary, (sculpture).
Artist:
McCain, Buck, 1943- , sculptor.
Desert Crucible Foundry, founder.
Title:
The Visionary, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 2, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 30 in. x 36 in. x 1 ft.
Description:
A statue of Winfield Scott, the former Civil War Union Army chaplain, who founded Scottsdale. He is shown balding with a beard; the sleeves of his loose work shirt pushed up to the elbows, and wrinkled trousers stuffed into knee-high boots. His proper right hand holds a Bible and his proper left hand holds the handle of a shovel, with the blade resting on the bronze replica of a boulder that forms the base of the statue.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Scott, Winfield
Object -- Written Matter -- Bible
History -- United States -- Arizona
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Western Devor Inc., 4141 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
Located Scottsdale Financial Center, Corner of Indian School and Scottsdale Roads, Scottsdale, Arizona
Remarks:
On a nearby plaque: "The Visionary"/Winfield Scott/1837-1910/Soldier, Army Chaplain/Innovative Farmer/Founded Scottsdale on this Site July 2, 1888/Holding his Bible, with shovel in hand, Winfield Scott saw beyond/his citrus groves to recognize the true potential of the Salt River Valley./Buck McCain, Artist/Western Devcor/Inc., Sponser/Bixby Ranch Co., Sponser/Desert Crucible, Foundry
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.
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 AZ000207
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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