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Anargyros, Spero,
Mezzara, Pietro,
Western Art Stone,
Figure group -- Female & Child
Ethnic -- Indian
Equestrian
Animal -- Buffalo
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento
Architectural component
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Sculpture
Indian Woman Being Attacked by a Buffalo, (sculpture).
Artist:
Anargyros, Spero, 1915-2004, sculptor.
Mezzara, Pietro, ca. 1823-1883, sculptor. (copy after)
Western Art Stone, fabricator.
Title:
Indian Woman Being Attacked by a Buffalo, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Installed 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast stone or architectural concrete; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 12 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 12 x 4 ft. (8 tons).
Inscription:
Western Art Stone Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A figure of an Indian woman with a child in her arms seated atop a horse, which is being attacked by a buffalo. The sculpture is on the right of the West pediment of the capitol building.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female & Child
Ethnic -- Indian
Equestrian
Animal -- Buffalo
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento
Architectural component
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of California, Building and Grounds, 1300 L Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Located California State Capitol, West front on proper left Acroterion, Sacramento, California
Remarks:
The sculpture is a replica of the original sculpture created by Pietro Mezzara in 1873. The original sculpture was removed in 1948 during construction of the annex and is either destroyed or lost. The replacement sculpture was fabricated by Spero Anargyros and cast by Western Art Stone in 1981. Raymond Girvigian served as a restoration consultant. The sculpture is one of four Capital pieces recreated by the artist, as part of a Capital restoration project. IAS files contain related articles from the Sacramento Bee, Sept. 14, 1982, pg. A4; Sept. 23, 1982, pg. B1, B2; and the Sacramento Union, Oct. 11, 1982, pg. D-14. IAS files contain excerpt from Daniel Visnich's typescript "Pietro Mezzara, First California Sculptor," 1982, pg. 25, 26.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Sacramento Union, Oct. 11, 1982, pg. D-14.
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 CA000963
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000963
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