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(Ernie Don Phippen, Headstone), (sculpture). Artist:  Nebeker, Bill, 1942- , sculptor. Phippen Bear Paw Bronze Works, founder. Title:  (Ernie Don Phippen, Headstone), (sculpture). Dates:  1977. Copyrighted 1977. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Headstone: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 40 x 28 x 21 in. Inscription:  (The bottom of the circle inside the rope coil:) B/N (copyright symbol) BILL NEBEKER 1977 Phippen Bronze Wks (On plaque below the circle rope coil, raised:) THOUGH THE MOUNTAINS THE SUNRISE,/SUNSET ARE OLD-IN 1976 "MY FRIEND ERNIE" WAS STOLD./THOUGH A GREAT LIFE HE LIVED,/HE GAVE HIS ALL IN EVERYTHING HE DID!/FROM THE HUNTING GROUNDS OF THE/YAVAPAI INDIAN TO THE SOFTBALL FIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND./A GOOD FATHER, A GOOD HUSBAND, A GOOD FRIEND-/AND WHY HE WAS LAID TO REST/WILL ALWAYS BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND./(TO ENJOY LIFE-IS TO BE YOURSELF, IS WHAT HE SAID!)/(1977 BY)-YOUR FRIEND & BROTHER (On headstone:) ERNIE DON/PHIPPEN/JULY 29, 1945 OCT. 27, 1976/WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE &/REMEMBER YOU DADDY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bronze relief image of two mounted cowboys roping a steer. Image is framed by a lasso rope and mounted on a headstone. Subject:  Homage -- Phippen, Ernie Don Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Object -- Tool -- Rope Animal -- Horse Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Skull Valley Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Skull Valley Cemetery, Route 96, 2 miles north of the town of Skull Valley, Skull Valley, Arizona Remarks:  Sculpture marks grave of Ernie Don Phippen (1945-1976). 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 AZ000398   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000398 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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