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Phippen, George,
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Amarillo
Sculpture
Wimpy P-1, (sculpture).
Artist:
Phippen, George, 1916-1966, sculptor.
Title:
Wimpy P-1, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1961. Dedicated Oct. 9, 1961.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: 45 1/4 x 57 x 14 in.; Base: 41 x 48 x 24 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) GEO. PHIPPEN (Inscribed on base:) WIMPY P-1/ BREEDER - KING RANCH/FIRST HORSE REGISTERED IN THE/AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION/THIS STATUE PRESENTED TO THE/AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION/BY/KING RANCH/KINGSVILLE, TEXAS/SEPTEMBER 1961
Description:
Portrait of Wimpy, the first registered American quarter horse, standing atop rectangular base.
Subject:
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Portrait -- Wimpy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Amarillo
Sculpture
Owner:
American Quarter Horse Foundation, American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum, 2701 I-40 East, Amarillo, Texas 79104
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from: Quarter Horse Journal, Nov. 1962, pg. 28 & 96; and June 1964, pg. 18-19, 58, 62, 136-137, which discuss dedication of sculpture and life of Wimpy, American's first registered quarter horse, who died in 1959. IAS files also contain clipping from Amarillo Daily News, July 20, 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
American Quarter Horse Foundation, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Quarter Horse Journal, Nov. 1962, cover.
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 64570003
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64570003
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